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FEATURES OF DISCOURSE OF VIDEOGAMES

https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-712X-2016-1-92-98

Abstract

The article focuses on the features of discourse of videogames. The ways to analyze the phenomenon linguistically are described, the definitions of the game and videogame, types of videogames, as well as the elements and levels (micro- and macrolevel) of videogame discourse analysis, are given and analyzed. Different approaches to the analysis of language in videogame discourse are identified. The article also covers the textual and linguistic features of texts in videogames and texts used to describe and discuss them (metaludic discourses).

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Mikhail Kharlashkin
Moscow City Teacher Training University
Russian Federation


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