期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
电子版ISSN：1309-8063
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：1
出版社：Social Sciences Research Society
摘要：Weblogs are gaining popularity across the global digital community. They provide opportunities for individuals to engage in argumentation and express views as well as disseminate information or discuss issues. This research investigates the linguistic features of argumentation in selected Malaysian social- political weblogs based on the discourse analysis of six weblog posts written by two Malaysian social-political (sopo) bloggers on social themes. This comparative analysis was facilitated by a comprehensive pragma-dialectic model of argumentation as well as a critical discussion of the impact of socio-cultural factors on argumentation contained in the selected Malaysian blogs. The study also offers useful insights into the ways in which standpoints are expressed in argumentations in different cultural contexts. Awareness of the salient features of cultural argumentation would enable blogs to be better understood by a wider audience from other cultures, and ultimately reaching a more global readership.
