A comparison on the factors that shape linguistic variation in chat room discourse of UiTM Sarawak students / Chan Ai Nyet and Linda Sim Yian Hua

• Main Authors: Chan, Ai Nyet, Yian Hua, Linda Sim
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2012
• Subjects: Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar; Language and languages; Language and education
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21723/1/LP_CHAN%20AI%20NYET%20RMI%2012_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21723/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The rapid development in computer technology and the Internet has increased the popularity of Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) in chat rooms for interaction in all domains. The study on various types of CMC discourse is not new but the characteristics of and the variation within CMC are in flux...