Genre analysis of online encyclopedias : the case of Wikipedia /

The book is the first complete discussion of the genre of online encyclopedias. The first part of the book, preceded by a theoretical introduction into the concept of webgenres, gives a detailed overview of the types of encyclopedic websites, presenting the characteristics of their content, form and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tereszkiewicz, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kraków : Wydawn. Uniwersytetu Jagielońskiego, 2010.
Edición:Wyd. 1.
Temas:
Wikipedia.
Wikipedia
Electronic encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies électroniques.
Electronic encyclopedias
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • 1. Genology as a study
  • 1.1. Schools of genre analysis
  • 1.2. Genre â€? characteristics of the concept
  • 1.3. Genre evolution
  • 1.4. Discourse and genre competence
  • 1.4.1 Discourse competence
  • 1.4.2 Generic competence
  • 2. Genres on the web
  • 2.1. Genre theory on the web
  • 2.2. The concept of web genre
  • 2.3. Genres on the web â€? taxonomy
  • 2.4. Genre hybridization and individualization
  • 2.5. Web genre evolution
  • 3. Encyclopedia as a genre
  • 3.1. Encyclopedia as a genre of information3.2. Genre characteristics of an encyclopedia
  • 3.2.1. Function
  • 3.2.2. Content
  • 3.2.2.1. Authorship
  • 3.2.2.2. Scope
  • 3.2.2.3. Adjuncts
  • 3.2.3. Form
  • 3.2.3.1. Density
  • 3.2.3.2. Article structure
  • 3.2.3.3. Classification
  • 3.2.3.4. Cross-references
  • 3.2.3.5. Discourse properties
  • 4. Encyclopedias on the web
  • 4.1. Online reference works
  • 4.2. Typology of online encyclopedias
  • 4.2.1. Reproduced encyclopedias
  • 4.2.2. Adapted encyclopedias
  • 4.2.2.1. Lower adapted encyclopedias
  • 4.2.2.2 Advanced encyclopedias4.3. Emergent encyclopedias
  • 4.3.1. User-created portals
  • 4.3.2. Resource pages
  • 4.4. Emerging encyclopedias
  • 5. Wikipedia as a genre
  • 5.1. Wikipedia â€? introduction to the project
  • 5.1.1. Wikipedia mechanism
  • 5.1.2. Dimensions of the project
  • 5.1.3. Legal issues
  • 5.2. Wikipedia versus traditional encyclopedia
  • 5.2.1. Function of Wikipedia
  • 5.2.2. Content
  • 5.2.2.1. Authorship
  • 5.2.2.1.1. Wikipedia community
  • 5.2.2.2. Scope
  • 5.2.2.3. Adjuncts
  • 5.2.2.4. Genre syncretism
  • 5.2.3. Form
  • 5.2.3.1. Density5.2.3.2. Article structure
  • 5.2.3.3. Classification
  • 5.2.3.4. Cross-references
  • 5.2.4. Functionality
  • 5.2.5. Meeting the quality standards
  • 6. Wikipedia discourse features
  • 6.1. The continuum of Wikientries
  • 6.1.1. Conventional articles
  • 6.1.2. Unconventional articles
  • 6.1.2.1. Textual features
  • 6.1.2.1.1. Textual organization â€? integration versus fragmentation
  • 6.1.2.1.2. Heterogeneity
  • 6.1.2.1.3. Precision and exemplification
  • 6.1.2.1.4. Repetitiveness
  • 6.1.2.1.5. Informality
  • 6.1.2.1.6. Personalization
  • 6.1.2.2. Syntactic features6.1.2.2.1. Lack of nominalization
  • 6.1.2.2.2. Activisation
  • 6.1.2.2.3. Structure of sentences
  • 6.1.2.2.4. Epanaphora
  • 6.1.2.2.5. Informality
  • 6.1.2.3. Lexical features
  • 6.1.2.3.1. Authorial presence â€? subjectivity and interactivity
  • 6.1.2.3.2. Informality
  • 6.1.2.3.3. Terminology
  • 6.1.2.3.4. Inverted commas
  • 6.1.3. Anti-encyclopedic articles
  • 6.1.3.1. Unintelligibility
  • 6.1.3.2. Imprecision
  • 6.1.3.3. Incoherence
  • 6.1.3.4. Language mistakes
  • 6.2. Wikidiscourse transformation areas
  • Conclusions

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