Aspects of Japanese computer-mediated communication : linguistic and socio-cultural perspectives

This study discusses Japanese computer-mediated communication (CMC), specifically focusing on messages sent to open-access bulletin board system (BBS) websites. It first compares quantitatively CMC language with speech and writing and finds that interjections distinguish speech from CMC and writing....

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Main Author: Nishimura, Yukiko
Other Authors: Yates, Simeon ; Grainger, Karen
Published: Sheffield Hallam University 2008
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495528