• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: "Hoffnarr" and "Bürgerschreck" vs. "kamir-batir" and "barakobamas": Face Work Strategies and Stylising in Russian and German Online Discussion Forums
  • Contributor: Kreß, Beatrix [Author]; Bedijs, Kristina; Held [Other]
  • Corporation: Institut für Übersetzungswissenschaft und Fachkommunikation (Uni Hildesheim)
  • imprint: Hildesheim: Universitätsbibliothek Hildesheim, 2014
  • Published in: Bedijs, Kristina; Held: Face Work and Social Media
    /j2012/p441-461
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9783643904355
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  • Keywords: Online-Ressource
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  • Description: The paper by Beatrix Kreß providesa contrastive study of face work in German and Russian online communication. She analyses users' comments in online newspaper and comes to the conclusion that Russian debates tend to have a more direct style, whereas German users more frequently apply humour to mitigate FTAs.

    The paper by Beatrix Kreß provides a contrastive study of face work in German and Russian online communication. She analyses users' comments in online newspaper and comes to the conclusion that Russian debates tend to have a more direct style, whereas German users more frequently apply humour to mitigate FTAs.
  • Access State: Open Access