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ERIC Number: EJ555682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0802-6106
Self-Presentation and Interactional Alliances in E-Mail Discourse: The Style- and Code-Switches of Greek Messages.
Georgakopoulou, Alexandra
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v7 n2 p141-64 1997
Analyzes the ways in which language use reflects alignments and symmetry between people who are well-acquainted and communicate via electronic mail in Greek. Focus is on certain discourse features that form the conventionalized style of e-mail and frame contextualization cues, particularly certain patterns of code-switching and style shifts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Electronic Mail, Greek, Interpersonal Communication, Language Research, Language Styles, Language Usage, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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