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Insights from an MSN Corpus

Insights from an MSN Corpus

Adams B. Bodomo
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 35
ISBN13: 9781605668680|ISBN10: 1605668680|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924324|EISBN13: 9781605668697
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-868-0.ch005
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Adams B. Bodomo. "Insights from an MSN Corpus." Computer-Mediated Communication for Linguistics and Literacy: Technology and Natural Language Education, IGI Global, 2010, pp.60-94. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-868-0.ch005

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A. Bodomo (2010). Insights from an MSN Corpus. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-868-0.ch005

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Adams B. Bodomo. "Insights from an MSN Corpus." In Computer-Mediated Communication for Linguistics and Literacy: Technology and Natural Language Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-868-0.ch005

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Abstract

In this chapter I look closely at one type of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), Microsoft Network (MSN) instant messaging. MSN instant communication is quite popular among the youth in most parts of the world. In Hong Kong, it has fast replaced I-seek-you (ICQ) and QQ (in mainland China) as one of the primary instant communication tools among the youth. In this chapter I will be looking particularly at the linguistic features of this kind of communication. More specifically, Hong Kong being a trilingual and biliterate society, one would want to see how participants juggle these languages within the medium of the MSN instant messaging and what linguistic features are thus produced. As is usual with most chapters our observations are based on a case study. So first I present this study in the next section. A distinctive feature of this chapter from some others is that I present and describe a comprehensive corpus as an example of an actual CMC exchanges. This will give us insights into the actual communication sessions of young people who use MSN in Hong Kong.

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