An analysis of recreational email messages

• Main Authors: Chen, Ai Nyet, Sargunan, Rajeswary A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8513/1/All.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8513/; http://paaljapan.org/conference2007/PAAL2007_ProcWeb.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This study focuses on one form of Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) that is, email. As email is a silent mode of communication, a wide range of communicative strategies (CSs) is employed by email users. Therefore, this study explores the various types of CSs employed by male and female teenagers...