Speech Behavior and Multimodality in Online Communication among Teenagers

Sofia Abramova,Natalia Antonova,Anna Gurarii

doi:10.18502/kss.v4i2.6312

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of online interactions among teenagers. The development of online communication is an important factor in the process of formation and reproduction of new social ties and relationships. Continuous online communication is becoming an important feature of everyday life. Online communication affects communication in general, developing its new requirements and standards. The polymetodic research consists of a questionnaire survey method and a content analysis method. The questionnaire was conducted among 50 teenagers aged 13-15, studying in schools of Ekaterinburg and regularly using the Internet to communicate with peers. A content analysis of online dialogs (n = 40) presented by the survey participants was also conducted. The research data proclaims social networks to be the most efficient tool of communication among modern teenagers. The most popular one is Vkontakte, which is used to chat and learn modern vocabulary. The daily routine, including the learning process, is the main topic of communication. Teenagers hardly change their speech behavior, since online and offline communication occurs mainly in the same reference groups. Teenagers also use audio-visual materials, emojis, stickers, etc., to complete their messages and express their emotional state. Keywords: online communication, teenagers, speech behavior, multimodality

Highlights

There is no doubt that the Internet is becoming increasingly important in modern society.It is a specific communication channel between different social groups, used for the production and consumption of information
We developed a codifier consisting of categories and indicators of content analysis to identify these categories and a digital form for grouping text data
The results of the study showed that VKontakte is the most popular online social networking service among modern teenagers (95.3%)

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There is no doubt that the Internet is becoming increasingly important in modern society. It is a specific communication channel between different social groups, used for the production and consumption of information. The demand for the Internet, as well as its popularity and accessibility contribute to the development of information interaction and the formation of innovative structures of social relations. Modern youth is described as using different types of gadgets to. How to cite this article: Sofia Abramova, Natalia Antonova, and Anna Gurarii, (2020), ``Speech Behavior and Multimodality in Online Communication among Teenagers'' in Fourth International Scientific Conference Communication Trends in the Post-literacy Era: Multilingualism, Multimodality, Page 75.

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