Consumo simbólico e representação do self: um estudo de interações em uma comunidade virtual de usuários Ubuntu-Br
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Este estudo tem como objetivo explicar como o consumo simbólico do sistema operacional Ubuntu é utilizado para a representação do self em interações na comunidade virtual Ubuntu do Brasil. Adotamos a concepção Goffmaniana do self, a netnografia da comunicação como método de pesquisa e o estudo de caso como estratégia de pesquisa. O paralinguístic, o extralinguístico e a definição do “eu” são aspectos usados nas interações virtuais. Eles têm a função linguística de corroborar e elogiar as declarações de migração de usuários do Windows para o Ubuntu, enfatizando as características distintivas do Ubuntu, destacando a expressão de sentimentos compartilhados de amor e liberdade, como formas de projetar o self de humanidade entre si. No caso do sistema operacional, essa característica é representada através da provisão de suporte entre usuários no fórum da comunidade virtual.
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