Communicative and Pragmatic Specificity of Self-Presentation Models (by Example of Stephen Fry’s Microblog “Twitter”)

Abstract

The models of self-presentation as a way of constructing identity and a form of self-reflection are considered. The empirical material for the study was S. Fry’s self-identifying statements in the social network “Twitter,” which is estimated as the most egocentric discourse. Lexical-stylistic and grammatical means of self-presentation are analyzed, classification of models and structures of self-presentation is created. Particular attention is paid to the bright features of S. Fry’s idiostyle, such as the ironic self-identification with the help of special autoreference formulas. The question is raised about the possibility of gaming use of self-presentation statements to draw attention to his own figure, to construct identity through the creative use of language resources. Attention is paid to how the gaming self-presentation is used to create a speech mask, the construction of a special artistic image in which self-centeredness, awareness of self-importance is combined with an ironic attitude to himself. Conclusions about the language personality of S. Fry, idiocentrics microblog “Twitter” and the referential meanings of expressions, characterized by a communicative orientation.

Keywords

• self-presentation
• self-identification
• autoreference
• models
• structures
• s. fry
• twitter
• internet communication