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ERIC Number: EJ661177
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-242X
Literacy Practices in Computer-Mediated Communication in Hong Kong.
Lee, Carmen
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, v2 n2 Jun 2002
Examines linguistic features of text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) in Hong Kong. The study is based on a 70,000-word corpus of electronic mail and ICQ instant messaging texts, which were collected from students in Hong Kong. Identified language-specific features that may be seen as new literacy practices within the theoretical framework of New Literacy Studies (NLS). Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Computational Linguistics, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Literacy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
http://www.readingmatrix.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong
Note: Special issue: Literacy and the Web.