Language of Gaming Ensslin Astrid
Language of Gaming Ensslin Astrid This innovative text examines videogames and gaming from the point of view of discourse analysis. In doing so, the book offers systematic analyses of games as…
Specifikacia Language of Gaming Ensslin Astrid
Language of Gaming Ensslin Astrid
This innovative text examines videogames and gaming from the point of view of discourse analysis. In doing so, the book offers systematic analyses of games as artefacts and activities, and the discourses surrounding them.Focal areas explored in this book include:Aspects of videogame textuality and how games relate to other textsthe formation of lexical terms and use of metaphor in the language of gamingGamer slang and 'buddylects'The construction of game worlds and their rules, of gamer identities and communitiesDominant discourse patterns among gamers and how they relate to the In particular, it studies two major aspects of videogame-related communication: the ways in which videogames and their makers convey meanings to their audiences, and the ways in which gamers, industry professionals, journalists and other stakeholders talk about games.
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