Unpopular opinion and kleiner reminder
Viewpoint patterns in German online discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24228477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aleksandra Uttenweiler (0000-0002-1948-1997, Berlin Free University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 277-297 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/pbns.356.11utt |
| OpenAlex | W7171792345 |
| ISBN | 9789027237637 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
The contribution explores the role of complex viewpoint networks in utterance interpretation. In a single utterance multiple viewpoints are invoked. Therefore, several viewpoints and the relation between them have to be considered in the process of interpretation. I apply the framework to analyse two constructions used in German online discourse: (un)popular opinion and X Adj reminder , showing how their use invokes stable viewpoint networks. The analysis demonstrates that viewpoints different than the subjective one are accessed on the basis of contextual cues incorporating social and cultural contexts such as knowledge shared by the members of a discourse community. Correspondingly, multiple viewpoints conveyed allow to draw on knowledge from context and common ground adding to the global interpretation of the utterance. This serves as evidence for treating multiple viewpoints in an utterance as an addition to modelling utterance-context-pairings.
Common ground · contextual cues · discourse communities · German discourse · multiple perspectives · online discourse · utterance interpretation · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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