Adaptability in new media

Tuija Virtanen

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2017.03.009

Adaptability in new media

Tuija Virtanen

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Abstract

This introduction to the special issue on“Adaptability in New Media” defines the pragmatic concept of adaptability,relates it to affordances of various kinds, and touches upon the notion of newmedia. Adaptability is constitutive of Jef Verschueren’s theory of pragmaticsas a perspective. The concern of the special issue is with language as anadaptable phenomenon in new media environments, and beyond. The studiesincluded are exploratory in nature and methodological decisions are therefore consideredin some detail. Starting with micro-adaptation or macro-adaptation, thecontributions highlight different aspects of pragmatic adaptability. They dealwith a range of new media modes and several languages.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	21–26
Journal	Journal of Pragmatics
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2017.03.009
Publication status	Published - 2017
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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