Discursive Constructions of Borders In Online Feedback Platforms

Discursive Constructions of Borders In Online Feedback Platforms

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This study applies (critical) discourse analysis to examine rhetorical strategies in online reactions to news reports of the mass shooting that occurred at a Navy Yard in Washington D.C. and the attack on Nairobi Westgate Shopping Mall in September, 2013 referred to as ‘crisis situations.’ ‘Online reactions’ refers to feedback comments often generated by online newspapers and other...
 
Published at Language Use in Crisis Situations: A Study of Rhetorical Strategies in Online Reactions to News Reports of the Washington Navy Yard Shooting and the Nairobi Westgate Attack
Published in 2013
 
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Innocent Chiluwa &Esther Ajiboye
Ajiboye Esther » Esther Ajiboye is a doctoral candidate and Assistant Lecturer of English in Covenant University.Her research interests are Critical Discourse Analysis,(New)Media Discourse, Crisis Discourse,Language in Society, Language and Identity. She is driven by a deeply rooted motivation to make meaningful contributions to existing literature in her research areas. view full profile
Esther Ajiboye
 
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