The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media

Download or read book The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media written by Carsten Stage and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the language created in Facebook groups that relate shared experiences of illness, dying and mourning. It develops a theoretical and analytical framework for understanding the use and rhythms of emojis, interjections and other forms of “intensive” writing in social media of this kind.