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‘You'll find lots of help here’ unpacking the function of an online Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) forum

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Angouri, Jo and Sanderson , Tessa (2016) ‘You'll find lots of help here’ unpacking the function of an online Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) forum. Language & Communication, 46 . pp. 1-13. doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2015.10.001

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2015.10.001

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Abstract

The paper reports on the analysis of online postings from a Rheumatoid Arthritis asynchronous forum. Despite the rapid increase of internet users, the role of health related online communities is still underexplored. In this paper we draw on sociolinguistics and medical sociology research in order to problematize the online community notion and to unpack the functions of one forum through the analysis of data from newly diagnosed users. The analysis of the threads shows that the users orient to a set of roles which include both task and rapport oriented functions. We close the paper by showing how the members contribute to the construction of a collective identity. Finally we return to the theoretical considerations raised in our paper and identify areas for further research.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Journal or Publication Title: Language & Communication
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0271-5309
Official Date: January 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2016Published
21 November 2015Available
Date of first compliant deposit: 7 January 2016
Volume: 46
Page Range: pp. 1-13
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2015.10.001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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