Hiding behind nicknames : A linguistic study of anonymity in IRC chatrooms
Abstract This essay deals with the creation and usage of nicknames in synchronous CMC. Nicknames from four different IRC chat conversations related to three different topic groups have been examined. The method draws on Bechar-Israeli’s (1996) categorisation of nicknames, which has been adapted to s...
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Växjö universitet, Institutionen för humaniora
2006
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-622 |