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Chapter 10. I don’t want to and don’t get me wrong

Lexical bundles as a window to subjectivity and intersubjectivity in American blogs
  • Federica Barbieri
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Applications of Pattern-driven Methods in Corpus Linguistics
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Abstract

Blogs are one of the most prominent genres of Web 2.0; yet, research on their linguistic characteristics is limited. This study contributes to addressing this research gap by investigating lexical bundles in American blogs. Lexical bundles are units of discourse structure which can reveal a great deal about the unique linguistic characteristics and communicative functions shaping registers. Extraction of four-word bundles in a corpus of American blogs reveals, firstly, that lexical bundles are relatively uncommon in blog writing. Analyses of discourse function and grammatical patterns show that blogs rely mainly on stance expressions, which often encapsulate first person reference (e.g., I don’t want to), thus reflecting the focus on self-expression and subjectivity which characterizes this register. Like in conversation, bundles in blogs tend to be verb-phrase based. But blogs also rely substantially on referential (e.g., a lot of people) and narrative expressions (e.g., I got to see), and thus share characteristics of literate registers and fiction writing. In sum, lexical bundles in blog writing are characterized by a unique combination of features which reflect two underlying forces: mode and communicative purpose.

Abstract

Blogs are one of the most prominent genres of Web 2.0; yet, research on their linguistic characteristics is limited. This study contributes to addressing this research gap by investigating lexical bundles in American blogs. Lexical bundles are units of discourse structure which can reveal a great deal about the unique linguistic characteristics and communicative functions shaping registers. Extraction of four-word bundles in a corpus of American blogs reveals, firstly, that lexical bundles are relatively uncommon in blog writing. Analyses of discourse function and grammatical patterns show that blogs rely mainly on stance expressions, which often encapsulate first person reference (e.g., I don’t want to), thus reflecting the focus on self-expression and subjectivity which characterizes this register. Like in conversation, bundles in blogs tend to be verb-phrase based. But blogs also rely substantially on referential (e.g., a lot of people) and narrative expressions (e.g., I got to see), and thus share characteristics of literate registers and fiction writing. In sum, lexical bundles in blog writing are characterized by a unique combination of features which reflect two underlying forces: mode and communicative purpose.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Chapter 1. Present applications and future directions in pattern-driven approaches to corpus linguistics 1
  5. Part I. Methodological explorations
  6. Chapter 2. From lexical bundles to surprisal and language models 15
  7. Chapter 3. Fine-tuning lexical bundles 57
  8. Chapter 4. Lexical obsolescence and loss in English: 1700–2000 81
  9. Part II. Patterns in utilitarian texts
  10. Chapter 5. Constance and variability 107
  11. Chapter 6. Between corpus-based and corpus-driven approaches to textual recurrence 131
  12. Chapter 7. Lexical bundles in Early Modern and Present-day English Acts of Parliament 159
  13. Part III. Patterns in online texts
  14. Chapter 8. Lexical bundles in Wikipedia articles and related texts 189
  15. Chapter 9. Join us for this 213
  16. Chapter 10. I don’t want to and don’t get me wrong 251
  17. Chapter 11. Blogging around the world 277
  18. Index 311
https://doi.org/10.1075/scl.82.10bar

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Chapter 1. Present applications and future directions in pattern-driven approaches to corpus linguistics 1
  5. Part I. Methodological explorations
  6. Chapter 2. From lexical bundles to surprisal and language models 15
  7. Chapter 3. Fine-tuning lexical bundles 57
  8. Chapter 4. Lexical obsolescence and loss in English: 1700–2000 81
  9. Part II. Patterns in utilitarian texts
  10. Chapter 5. Constance and variability 107
  11. Chapter 6. Between corpus-based and corpus-driven approaches to textual recurrence 131
  12. Chapter 7. Lexical bundles in Early Modern and Present-day English Acts of Parliament 159
  13. Part III. Patterns in online texts
  14. Chapter 8. Lexical bundles in Wikipedia articles and related texts 189
  15. Chapter 9. Join us for this 213
  16. Chapter 10. I don’t want to and don’t get me wrong 251
  17. Chapter 11. Blogging around the world 277
  18. Index 311
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