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Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:131:597267
Nizek, Petra
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Nizek, P. (2020). Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

Nizek, Petra. "Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

Nizek, Petra. "Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

Nizek, P. (2020). 'Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 21 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

Nizek P. Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 December 21] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

P. Nizek, "Young YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:597267

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TitleYoung YouTubers: Multimodality and Language Variety
AuthorPetra Nizek
MentorMarina Grubišić (mentor)
Committee memberAnđel Starčević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2020-11-05, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The usage of the English language among the young speakers of other languages is often debated and discussed. This paper explores the usage of the English language in YouTube videos made by four young Croatian YouTubers. The goal of the paper is to show that the English language usage in this context can be explained through the concept of the community of practice and its three criteria: mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. The analysis of twenty-four videos in total has shown that the selected YouTubers fulfil all three criteria for belonging to the same community of practice and that the English usage is an important part of their shared repertoire. Even though there is a decent amount of variability among the YouTubers in how English is used, some important consistencies have been noted in the analysis, such as its most dominant use in the written mode for multiple purposes (communication with audience, commenting on the content of videos, establishing topics/themes, and in titles). Multimodal Social Semiotic approach is used to demonstrate that such use of English is not accidental, but motivated and a part of a multimodal design.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:597267
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
File originBorn digital
Access conditionsOpen access
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Created on2020-11-09 18:04:43