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Constructing language identity on Reddit
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. urn:nbn:hr:131:831276
Zorić, Lana
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Zorić, L. (2024). Constructing language identity on Reddit (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

Zorić, Lana. "Constructing language identity on Reddit." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

Zorić, Lana. "Constructing language identity on Reddit." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

Zorić, L. (2024). 'Constructing language identity on Reddit', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 21 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

Zorić L. Constructing language identity on Reddit [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2024 [cited 2024 December 21] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

L. Zorić, "Constructing language identity on Reddit", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2024. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:831276

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TitleConstructing language identity on Reddit
Title (croatian)Kreiranje jezičnog identiteta na Reddit-u
AuthorLana Zorić
MentorMateusz-Milan Stanojević (mentor)
Committee memberVišnja Josipović-Smojver (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberAnđel Starčević (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2024-12-05, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This thesis explores how language identity is constructed in the Reddit community, specifically within the r/PeterExplainsTheJoke subreddit. Reddit’s unique forum-based structure provides a rich environment for examining virtual identity formation and group dynamics. Through computer-mediated discourse analysis (CMDA), this research investigates whether the individuals communicating can be considered a virtual community. Additionally, the focus is placed on the way Reddit users engage in identity-building through shared humor, recurring language patterns, and social interactions, establishing both individual and collective identities within the subreddit. The findings reveal that community members create a micro-community characterized by a shared understanding of inside jokes, mutual support, and various roles which help to establish group cohesion alongside group identity, which shapes the identity of Redditors participating in the discussion.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj diplomski rad istražuje način na koji se oblikuje jezični identitet unutar Reddit zajednice, specifično na subreddit-u r/PeterExplainsTheJoke. Jedinstvena struktura Reddit-a koji funkcionira poput foruma pruža bogat okvir za proučavanje virtualne izgradnje identiteta i dinamike grupa. Kroz analizu računalno posredovanog diskursa (eng. computer-mediated discourse analysis, tj. CMDA), ovo istraživanje ispituje mogu li se osobe koje komuniciraju u specifičnom virtualnom okruženju smatrati virtualnom zajednicom. Također, proučavao se na način na koji korisnici Reddit-a sudjeluju u izgradnji identiteta kroz zajednički humor, ponavljajuće jezične obrasce i društvene interakcije, stvarajući tako individualne i grupne identitete unutar subreddita. Rezultati pokazuju da korisnici koji komuniciraju u navedenom subredditu stvaraju mikro-zajednicu koja se odlikuje zajedničkim razumijevanjem internih šala, međusobnom podrškom i različitim ulogama koje pomažu uspostavljanju kohezije grupe, zajedno s grupnim identitetom koji oblikuje identitet Reddit korisnika koji sudjeluju u diskusiji.
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:831276
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Linguistics
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
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