Social Interaction in Second Language Chat Rooms

by Christopher Jenks

Book Overview

How do speakers of English as an additional language manage their talk and interaction in chat rooms? Christopher J. Jenks thoroughly analyses the interactional effects of technology, and explores in detail the social and linguistic implications of communicating in second language chat rooms. Providing a unique look at how second language talk is organized in an online setting, this book is essential reading for postgraduate students and scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748649484
• ISBN13: 9780748649488
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"