Abstract
Everyday digital communication in messenger services takes place not only in dyadic constellations, but also in diverse group constellations. Their communicative dynamics and the question of how users narrate personal experiences in a clearly identifiable group of participants have only been investigated to a limited extent so far. Using the small story approach, this article explores practices of identity work and collective relationship building in the group chat of an adolescent basketball team. It is shown that both the establishment and maintenance of group identity is a complex task that must be dealt with both on a linguistic level, e.g. through alignment strategies, and on a content-related, thematic level.
| Translated title of the contribution | Identity Work and Collectively Shaping Relationships in WhatsApp Group Chats |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Journal | Lili - Zeitschrift fur Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 433-463 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| ISSN | 0049-8653 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 09.2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2024.
Research areas and keywords
- Language Studies
- Storytelling
- Identity
- WhatsApp Group Chat
- Digital Language Use
- Relationship Building
- Positioning
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Linguistics and Language
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