Unblock Arguments in Malaysian Sopoblogs
Weblogs are gaining popularity across the global digital community. Theyprovide opportunities for individuals to engage in argumentation and expressviews as well as disseminateinformation or discussissues. Thisresearchinvestigatesthe linguistic features of argumentation in s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Social Sciences Research Society
2012-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies |
| Online Access: | http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_IJSS/arhieves/2012_1/sharifah_shahnaz.pdf |
| Summary: | Weblogs are gaining popularity across the global digital community. Theyprovide opportunities for individuals to engage in argumentation and expressviews as well as disseminateinformation or discussissues. Thisresearchinvestigatesthe linguistic features of argumentation in selected Malaysian social-political weblogs based on the discourse analysis ofsixweblog posts written bytwo Malaysian social-political(sopo) bloggerson social themes. Thiscomparativeanalysiswas facilitated bya comprehensivepragma-dialecticmodel ofargumentationas well asacritical discussionof theimpact of socio-culturalfactors onargumentationcontained in the selected Malaysian blogs. Thestudyalsooffersuseful insightsintothewaysinwhichstandpointsare expressedinargumentations indifferent cultural contexts.Awareness of the salient features ofcultural argumentationwould enableblogs to bebetter understood by a wideraudience from other cultures, and ultimately reaching a more global readership. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-8063 1309-8063 |