Robles2026a
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| BibType | INCOLLECTION |
| Key | Robles2026a |
| Author(s) | Jessica Sarah Robles, Joanne Meredith |
| Title | CA and social media |
| Editor(s) | Matthew Burdelski, Tim Greer |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, social media |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| City | London |
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| Pages | 537–551 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781032720852-38 |
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| Book title | The Routledge Handbook of Conversation Analysis |
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Abstract
Social media has become a flourishing area of research in conversation analysis (CA). Although CA was originally developed to analyze face-to-face talk, it has also yielded important insights into how people interact in digital environments. Many core findings about human interaction remain visible in social media contexts, yet these environments also introduce unique constraints and affordances. Interaction online is shaped by factors such as whether communication occurs in real time, who can view or participate in posts and threads, how emojis and images are used, and assumptions about the audience. Despite these differences, social actions remain central to what people do and how they do it when interacting on social media. In this chapter, we present a CA perspective on social media, explain its significance, and outline the main themes in this body of research.
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