ABSTRACT
In this final content chapter I apply the book’s main critical questions to CofP-oriented approaches to language research in the online-offline nexus (i.e. research that incorporates digital interaction). The CofP model is seen to be fruitful for online research, but again it becomes clear that researchers must meticulously explain the work that a model does in a research site and the work that it demands (whether CofP or other models such as Affinity Spaces). Recent research demonstrates that there is much to be gained by not trying to reduce interaction down to one model (e.g. the CofP) because the greatest insights often emerge in the overlaps and dynamic intersections between social aggregates online (and crossing to offline) where different types of practice meet. Finally some recent theorisations of the online-offline nexus are examined, and the greatest potential for future research is seen to reside in breaking down the online-offline binary.
