Name: Metadiscourse in and on social media (ESSE2026 seminar)
Start: 2026-09-02T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-02T20:00:00+02:00
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Metadiscourse in and on social media (ESSE2026 seminar)

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 9:00 AM

Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
9:00 AM S12 (1/2) Metadiscourse in and on social media
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Metadiscourse in and on social media: Introduction to the session - Anna Piata (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens) Lieven Vandelanotte (Universite de Namur)

9:30 AM ‘I Have One Daughter’: Meta-Pragmatic Play in TikTok Sound Memes - Kate Scott (Kingston University)

10:00 AM Textual Metadiscourse and Humorous Framing in TikTok’s POV Genre - Audrey Willoughby (University of Milan)

10:30 AM Ventriloquizing on the Internet: Using Dogs to Manage Delicate Conversations On TikTok - Miriah Ralston (Teachers College, Columbia University)
3:00 PM S12 (2/2) Metadiscourse in and on social media
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

3:00 PM The Metapragmatics of Mock Language - Brittany Bryant (University of Cambridge)

3:30 PM Anthropomorphism and Parodic Templates of Cat Memes in Social Media: The Pragmatics of Aesthetic Framing - Nami Arimitsu (Toyo University)

4:00 PM “I know it’s basic, annoying, and cringe advice”: Metapragmatic negotiation of venting playframes on r/mentalhealth - Eva Triebl (University of Vienna, English Department)

4:30 PM Epistemic Contestation in Online Political Discourse: Metadiscursive Engagement with ‘Fake News’, ‘Disinformation’, and ‘Conspiracy Theory’ in User Comments on US Presidential Elections - Cedric Deschrijver (Ming Chuan University)