Essays about: "chatrooms"
Found 4 essays containing the word chatrooms.
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1. Twitch, a Breath of Fresh Air? : An Analysis of Sexism on Twitch.tv
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The issue of sexism is arguably an important topic in modern society in several aspects of life. With the introduction of the Internet and communication over the Internet, additional potential sources of sexism have emerged. While there appears to have been a significant number of studies regarding sexism in cyberspace, Twitch. READ MORE
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2. Computer-Mediated Communication: A Study of Language Variation on Internet Chat
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this study is to discern and examine the linguistic features that are peculiar to the kind of written English used in online chatrooms using the following research question: What characterizes and distinguishes the kind of written English used in online chatrooms in relation to conventional written English? The data used in this study have been collected from an English chatroom called “The English Room”. The messages sent on the chat have been observed and examined in the search of non-conventional linguistic features peculiar to this kind of written English with the hopes of answering the earlier-mentioned research question. READ MORE
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3. Hiding behind nicknames : A linguistic study of anonymity in IRC chatrooms
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Abstract This essay deals with the creation and usage of nicknames in synchronous CMC. Nicknames from four different IRC chat conversations related to three different topic groups have been examined. The method draws on Bechar-Israeli’s (1996) categorisation of nicknames, which has been adapted to suit the type of data sampled. READ MORE
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4. Language and Identity in Teenage Chatrooms
University essay from EngelskaAbstract : .... READ MORE
