Abstract
The article is devoted to post-event discourse which plays a major part in comprehending experience and forming the image of reality in one’s mind. The aim of the research is to define the peculiarities of post-event internet discourse in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic, that has affected all the aspects of human and social activity in an unprecedented way. The approach applied was approbated earlier and comprises the description of the main referential objects of discourse and their qualitative changes in the process of discussion, as well as the characteristic of intentional content and discourse structure.Diversity of message sources and internet platforms has determined the variability of intentional characteristics of post-event discourse during the pandemic. In translating opinion and seeking support of the audience, prime significance is attached to dialogical intentions, e.g., asking for information, clarifying, finding out an opinion. Negative intentions, linked with the expression of emotional states and criticism of the discussed objects, are also relevant. At the same time, positive directionality of communicants is revealed, with the focus on the intention to support the interlocutor and express gratitude to those who distinguished themselves throughout the pandemic. Considerable modification of referential objects in the course of the discussion, their generalization and replacement and increase in number as compared to the initial message have also been uncovered.
Highlights
IntroductionVigorous development of information technologies in the last decades has led to the fact that people function in a qualitatively new information environment
The aim of this research is to reveal the peculiarities of post-event Internet discourse triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic: do there exist specific peculiarities of discussion during a pandemic or does post-event discourse occur only in a more intense and chaotic crisis mode?
Along with the major directionality on the transmission of views and search for support from the audience of the internet community with similar values and norms, such dialogical intentions as asking for information, clarifying, finding out opinions prevail, which in the pandemic situation probably contributes to the decrease in typical uncertainty and promotes understanding of the current situation
Summary
Vigorous development of information technologies in the last decades has led to the fact that people function in a qualitatively new information environment. A huge role in its formation is played by instant expansion of information, and by involvement of millions of people into communication and information transferring. Participants of communication provide information and respond to the most significant events in public life. Taking part in the discussion of events, a communicant attempts to become noticeable in social activity, he/ she sets the view on what is going on and contributes to the transformation of the image of reality in people’s minds. Communication in the Internet shapes views of the world, values, relationships, attitudes, personal and group identity The impact of assessments and opinions from the Internet
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