Resumen de The physical-digital interface: What does “ici” (“here”) mean in a written online discussion?
Participating in an online discussion involves participants experiencing two environments at the same time: the spatial environment in which they are physically present and the digital environment built by the platform used for online discussion. It is interesting to study the way in which participants in online discussions refer to their spatial locations and to analyze the contrast between those who refer to their physical locations and those who highlight their “virtual” presence in the shared digital space. In this chapter, this phenomenon will be studied in analyzing one of its most visible manifestations: the use of the French spatial deictic expression “ici” (“here”) in messages posted in French-speaking discussion forums.
