Internet Pragmatics
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Internet Pragmatics is a peer-reviewed, ESCI- and SCOPUS-indexed journal published biannually by John Benjamins. benjamins.com/catalog/ip
The new ICDP-4 abstract submission deadline is 12 September 2025.
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Extension of ICDP-4 Abstract Submission Deadline
New deadline for ICDP-4 abstract submission: 12 September 2025.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The new ICDP-4 abstract submission deadline is 12 September 2025.
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ICDP-4 Panel on “The Pragmatics of Online Public Shaming” co-organized by Pilar Blitvich Garces-Conejos and Michael Haugh. To submit an abstract, please send a document of no more than 300 words to michael.haugh@uq.edu.au before 12 September 2025. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oNTkQYdfH6...
ICDP-4 Panel on “The Pragmatics of Online Public Shaming”
ICDP-4 special panel organized by Pilar Blitvich Garces-Conejos and Michael Haugh
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August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICDP-4 Panel on “The Pragmatics of Online Public Shaming” co-organized by Pilar Blitvich Garces-Conejos and Michael Haugh. To submit an abstract, please send a document of no more than 300 words to michael.haugh@uq.edu.au before 12 September 2025. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oNTkQYdfH6...
Lightening the mood with visual humor: The pragmatic functions of GIFs
Author(s): Ashley R. Dainas
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 05 August 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Ashley R. Dainas
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 05 August 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Lightening the mood with visual humor | John Benjamins
Abstract
Large, colorful, and dynamic, GIFs are a staple of computer-mediated communication and have been hypothesized to
perform similar discursive functions to other graphicons (e.g., emoticons, emo...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Lightening the mood with visual humor: The pragmatic functions of GIFs
Author(s): Ashley R. Dainas
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 05 August 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Ashley R. Dainas
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 05 August 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Face-work on Chinese social media: Functional interactions between the Doge emoji and verbal text
Author(s): Yanmin Wu and Yiqiong Zhang
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 29 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Yanmin Wu and Yiqiong Zhang
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 29 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Face-work on Chinese social media | John Benjamins
Abstract
Emojis play a crucial role in facilitating face-work in online communication. While studies have examined the
illocutionary effects of emojis on their co-text in online face management, it re...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Face-work on Chinese social media: Functional interactions between the Doge emoji and verbal text
Author(s): Yanmin Wu and Yiqiong Zhang
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 29 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Yanmin Wu and Yiqiong Zhang
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 29 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
“Dump her!”
Stancetaking in multimodal replies to ‘Am I the Asshole?’ Twitter posts
Author(s): Elizabeth Marsden and Alba Milà-Garcia
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Stancetaking in multimodal replies to ‘Am I the Asshole?’ Twitter posts
Author(s): Elizabeth Marsden and Alba Milà-Garcia
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Dump her!”
Stancetaking in multimodal replies to ‘Am I the Asshole?’ Twitter posts
Author(s): Elizabeth Marsden and Alba Milà-Garcia
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Stancetaking in multimodal replies to ‘Am I the Asshole?’ Twitter posts
Author(s): Elizabeth Marsden and Alba Milà-Garcia
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
OA: “Should I text or should I shoot?”
Exploring the use and interpretation of screenshots in mobile instant messaging interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Exploring the use and interpretation of screenshots in mobile instant messaging interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
“Should I text or should I shoot?” | John Benjamins
Abstract
Screenshots have become a ubiquitous form of visual communication in current digital discourse. Despite
similarities to photographs, screenshots differ in the mechanical nature of their produ...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
OA: “Should I text or should I shoot?”
Exploring the use and interpretation of screenshots in mobile instant messaging interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Exploring the use and interpretation of screenshots in mobile instant messaging interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 17 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
The 4th International Conference on Discourse Pragmatics
Dates: 17-19 October 2025
Theme: Discourse Pragmatics, Online Interaction, and the Age of AI
Registration Fees: Free
Venues: Zoom; Tencent/VooV Meeting (online)
For more information, please visit:http://ywxy.zisu.edu.cn/info/1055/6835.htm
Dates: 17-19 October 2025
Theme: Discourse Pragmatics, Online Interaction, and the Age of AI
Registration Fees: Free
Venues: Zoom; Tencent/VooV Meeting (online)
For more information, please visit:http://ywxy.zisu.edu.cn/info/1055/6835.htm
July 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The 4th International Conference on Discourse Pragmatics
Dates: 17-19 October 2025
Theme: Discourse Pragmatics, Online Interaction, and the Age of AI
Registration Fees: Free
Venues: Zoom; Tencent/VooV Meeting (online)
For more information, please visit:http://ywxy.zisu.edu.cn/info/1055/6835.htm
Dates: 17-19 October 2025
Theme: Discourse Pragmatics, Online Interaction, and the Age of AI
Registration Fees: Free
Venues: Zoom; Tencent/VooV Meeting (online)
For more information, please visit:http://ywxy.zisu.edu.cn/info/1055/6835.htm
Pragmatic approaches to visual discourses in digital interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro and Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 03 June 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro and Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 03 June 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
doi.org
July 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Pragmatic approaches to visual discourses in digital interactions
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro and Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 03 June 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Agnese Sampietro and Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 03 June 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Striking the balance between friendliness and professionality: Pragmatic uses and functions of emoji by Spanish MPs on Twitter/X bios
Author(s): Carmen Maíz-Arévalo
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Carmen Maíz-Arévalo
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Striking the balance between friendliness and professionality | John Benjamins
Abstract
Research shows that emoji are not only used to express emotions but also to enhance the illocutionary force of
messages or build social rapport (Pérez-Sabater 2019; Sampietro 2019; Alfano et ...
doi.org
July 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Striking the balance between friendliness and professionality: Pragmatic uses and functions of emoji by Spanish MPs on Twitter/X bios
Author(s): Carmen Maíz-Arévalo
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Carmen Maíz-Arévalo
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Kisses and peaches: A pragmatic perspective on how emojis are used by online child sexual groomers
Author(s): Andrea García-Montes
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Andrea García-Montes
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Kisses and peaches | John Benjamins
Abstract
Emojis are mentioned in online child sexual grooming (OCSG) studies. However, research on such emojis in OCSG
contexts is still in its infancy. In this investigation, we report the findings o...
doi.org
July 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Kisses and peaches: A pragmatic perspective on how emojis are used by online child sexual groomers
Author(s): Andrea García-Montes
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Andrea García-Montes
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
“Emojis are grown-up stuff”: Analysing graphical elements in digital relational contexts
Author(s): Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
“Emojis are grown-up stuff” | John Benjamins
Abstract
This study delves into the use of graphicons, their frequency and their pragmatic functions in a corpus formed of
353,128 words/69,646 private texts on WhatsApp exchanged by adult users and t...
doi.org
July 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Emojis are grown-up stuff”: Analysing graphical elements in digital relational contexts
Author(s): Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...
Author(s): Carmen Pérez-Sabater
Source: Internet Pragmatics
Available online: 11 July 2025
DOI: doi.org/10.1075/ip.0...