LANGUAGE GAMES IN ONLINE FORUMS

Anne-Laure Fayard; Gerardine Desanctis; Michael Roach

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2004.13862504

LANGUAGE GAMES IN ONLINE FORUMS

Anne-Laure Fayard, Gerardine Desanctis, Michael Roach

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Using Wittgenstein's (1953, 1969) language game paradigm, we analyze the discourse of three online forums devoted to a popular managerial topic. Four major dimensions shape our analysis: roles, legitimacy and authority, identity, and linguistic style. The forums exhibit commonalities and differences in these dimensions, suggesting implications for developing successful venues for information sharing online.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	D1-D6
Journal	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
Volume	2004
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2004.13862504
State	Published - Aug 1 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

LITERARY recreations
INFORMATION sharing
ROLES (Social aspects)
INFORMATION resources management
LANGUAGE & languages
KNOWLEDGE management
FORUMS (Discussion & debate)
INTERNET users
ELECTRONIC discussion groups

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