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Creating a Self-Image

Face-Work and Identity Construction Online

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21248/jfml.2019.20

Schlagworte:

Nicknamen, Nicknames, Benutzernamen, Facwork, Social Media, Soziale Medien, Onomastik

Abstract

In this article, we build on research arguing that linguistic self-representation on social media can be viewed as a form of face-work and that the strategies employed by users are influenced by both a desire to connect with others and a need to preserve privacy. Drawing on our own analyses of usernames as well as that of others which were conducted as part of a large-scale project investigating usernames in 14 languages (Schlobinski/T. Siever 2018a), we argue that these conflicting goals of wanting to be recognised as an authen­tic member of an in-group while retaining a degree of anonymity are also observable in the choice of username. Online self-naming can thus be viewed as a key practice in the debate of face-work on social media platforms, because names and naming strategies can be stud­ied more readily than broader and more complex aspects, such as stylistic variation or text-image interdependence, while at the same time forming part of these.

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2020-07-03 — aktualisiert am 2020-07-03

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Kersten, S., & Lotze, N. (2020). Creating a Self-Image: Face-Work and Identity Construction Online. Journal für Medienlinguistik, 2(2), 123–156. https://doi.org/10.21248/jfml.2019.20