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LOL, what a tangled Web we weave: Strategies for coherence in instant messaging discourse

Garley, Matthew E.

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Title
LOL, what a tangled Web we weave: Strategies for coherence in instant messaging discourse
Author(s)
Garley, Matthew E.
Issue Date
2008-06-10
Keyword(s)
  • Instant Messaging
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Conversation Analysis
  • Computer-Mediated Communication
  • CMC
  • IM
Abstract
This article, submitted as a qualifying exam in Linguistics, involves an analysis of textual coherence in instant messaging discourse in order to discover strategies for maintaining coherence among users of varying expertise with IM and familiarity with their conversational partners.
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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