Textualization of encyclopedic entries in Wiki systems

Abstract This article aims to analyze textualization in entries of Wiki encyclopedias in order to find out if they form a new genre or a new kind of genre, from the perspective of tipelementos proposed by Travaglia (2007a, 2007b), or whether they keep their main characteristics from paper encyclopedias. Thereunto, from the perspective of a qualitative research, two articles from different Wikis are compared from their superstructure organization to their macrostructure, taking the occurrence of modalization as specific data of linguistic regularity. To describe modalization, a link with the tipelementos theory is proposed. Analysis then parts from a general focus, following Araújo’s (2016) approach to the re-elaboration of new genres in digital media, from the genre’s formation context to its intern structure. We observed there are not enough differences between entries to the point of arguing for the emergence of a new entry genre merely because of its digital medium.

摘要
本研究旨在分析维基百科条目的文本化特征，基于特拉维亚利亚（Travaglia，2007a、2007b）提出的类型要素（tipelementos）视角，探究其是否构成一种全新的文本类型或新型文本类别，抑或是依然保留了纸质百科全书的核心特征。为此，本研究采用质性研究范式，选取来自不同维基平台的两篇条目作为研究对象，从上层结构组织到宏观结构逐层开展比较，并以情态化现象作为体现语言规律性的具体分析数据。为阐释情态化特征，本研究提出将其与类型要素理论相结合的分析路径。随后，分析以宏观聚焦为起点，遵循阿劳若（Araújo，2016）针对数字媒体中新文本类型的再阐释研究框架，从文本类型的形成语境逐步深入至其内部结构展开研究。最终我们发现，维基百科条目之间的差异并不足以支撑“仅因其数字媒介属性便催生了全新的条目类型”这一论断。