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1. 1. Computer-Mediated Communication: A Study of Language Variation on Internet Chat

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Slobodan Cvjetkovic; [2010-06-18]
   Keywords : Computer-mediated communication; online chat; language variation;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. Spoken Language Features in Internet Discussion Groups

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Stefan Nyström; [2003]
   Keywords : Linguistics; English; Internet; Discourse Markers; Ellipsis; Chat; News groups; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Discourse on the Internet takes place in a medium that lies on the borderline between the written and the spoken word. Even though texts are undoubtedly written down, terms such as chat, talk and speak are commonly used to describe the exchange of messages. READ MORE