Publication: The emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver in an American Internet advice column
The emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver in an American Internet advice column
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Locher, M. A., & Hoffmann, S. (2006). The emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver in an American Internet advice column. Text & Talk, 26(1), 69–106. https://doi.org/10.1515/TEXT.2006.004
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This paper is a contribution to research on the expression of expert advice-giving (e.g., Heritage and Sefi 1992; Silverman et al. 1992). We present a linguistic analysis of the ways in which the identity of the fictional expert advisor Lucy emerges in an Internet advice column run by professional health educators as part of a university health service. In discourse-analytical close readings of 280 question-answer records, we identify and discuss seven recurring strategies (the advisor's name, self-reference and use of address terms;
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- Locher, Miriam A
- Hoffmann, Sebastian
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Locher, M. A., & Hoffmann, S. (2006). The emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver in an American Internet advice column. Text & Talk, 26(1), 69–106. https://doi.org/10.1515/TEXT.2006.004
