"The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producers, as well as gamer and media meta-discourses, and...
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"The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producers, as well as gamer and media meta-discourses, and focal areas include gamer slang, illocution, multimodality, and narrative structures"-- "The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producers, as well as gamer and media meta-discourses, and focal areas include gamer slang, illocution, multimodality, and narrative structures"--Provided by publisher
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Approaches to Discourse Analysis -- Games and Language -- Videogame Genres, Macrostructures and Textuality -- Words and Meanings -- The Linguistic Pragmatics of Gameplay -- Metaludic Discourses -- Gaming and Multimodality -- The Narrative Language of Videogames -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.