ON SOME CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF VIDEO GAME DISCOURSE

Authors

  • Liana BARSEGHYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE/2017.21.1.011

Keywords:

video game discourse, video game culture, cross-cultural communication, ludology, computer and console games, educational games, game applications, conversational discourse, ellipsis, derogatory word, vulgarisms

Abstract

During the last decade the internet and the development of gaming consoles like Nintendo, Sony PlayStation and Xbox extended the number of worldwide video game players. Games and gaming culture have become a significant part of our everyday life. They are mostly used as entertainment activity. However, they have a significant role in educational and professional fields as well. Video games are both tools and objects of learning, cross-cultural communication and the promotion of values. The main aim of thе paper is to study the video game language from an EFL perspective, attempting to identify some peculiarities of the given type of discourse.

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Published

2017-05-15

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (22) (2017)

Section

Linguistics

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Copyright (c) 2017 Liana BARSEGHYAN

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