Does CMC Promote Language Play? Exploring Humor in Two Modalities

Autor/inn/en	Vandergriff, Ilona; Fuchs, Carolin
Titel	Does CMC Promote Language Play? Exploring Humor in Two Modalities
Quelle	In: CALICO Journal, 27 (2009) 1, S.26-47 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-7778
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Humor; Comparative Analysis; Advanced Students; German; Second Language Instruction; Play; Language Usage; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Computerkonferenz; Humoristische Darstellung; Fortgeschrittener; Deutscher; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Spiel; Sprachgebrauch; Diskursanalyse; Pragmalinguistik
Abstract	In view of the growing body of research on humor and language play in computer-mediated communication (CMC) which--more than any other medium--has been associated with goofing off, joking, and other nonserious communication, this paper compares spontaneous foreign language play (L2 play) in text-only synchronous computer-mediated versus face-to-face (FTF) discussions. We examine how small groups of advanced learners of German engage in humorous language play, specifically, how they play with identity and frame in the two modalities. With play tokens occurring at similar rates in both modalities, our findings challenge the widespread assumption that the computer medium alone promotes play. (Contains 2 tables and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10