Consumo simbólico e representação do self: um estudo de interações em uma comunidade virtual de usuários Ubuntu-Br

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Fernandes, Osíris Luís Da Cunha Fernandes, Nelson Da Cruz Monteiro Júnior, Fernando Gomes De Paiva Leão, André Costa, Marconi Freitas Da
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	This study aims to explain how the symbolic consumption of the Ubuntu operating system is used for the representation of self in interactions in the Ubuntu virtual community from Brazil. We adopted the Goffmanian concept of self, the netnography of communication as the research method, and case study as a research strategy. The paralinguistic, the extralinguistic, and the definition of “I” are aspects used in virtual interactions. They have the linguistic function of corroborating and praising the statements of migration of Windows users to Ubuntu, emphasizing the distinctive features of the concept of Ubuntu, highlighting its expression of shared feelings of love and freedom, as ways of projecting the self of humanity to each other. In the case of the operating system, this characteristic is represented through the provision of support among users at the forum of the virtual community.
Starting Page	717
Ending Page	731
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1590/1679-395174446
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/cadernosebape/article/download/74446/76486
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-395174446
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article