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Description:This dissertation, "Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies" by 李嘉雯, Ka-man, Carmen, Lee, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled C h i n e s e a n d E n g l i s h C o m p u t e r - m e d i a t e d C o mm u n i c a t i o n i n t h e C o n t e x t o f N e w L i t e r a c y S t u d i e s submitted by L e e K a M a n for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in October 2002 This thesis investigates aspects of text-based Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) in Hong Kong within the framework of New Literacy Studies (NLS), a theory of literacy which studies how language and literacy are used in social context. The analysis is based on a 70,000-word corpus of email and ICQ messages (composed in Chinese/Cantonese and English). Two concepts of NLS - literacy events, occasions where literacy has a role, and literacy practices, ways of using language and literacy in different contexts, are examined in detail. The study first explores the constitution of a CMC literacy event and proposes that participants, settings, forms of interaction, codes, subjects of discussion, artefacts, and underlying contexts are the basic components. These elements are observed in a case study of a CMC event in a domestic setting. The research further reveals that in CMC events, the relationship between speech and writing is indeterminate since features vary across messages. It is, however, noted that code- mixing plays a prominent role in CMC texts in Hong Kong. The research has also identified seven literacy practices in text-based CMC. It first presents these practices under the topics of shortenings, emoticons, openings and closures, typographical, grammatical, orthographic, and 'coding' practices. It then examines various specific cultural and linguistic CMC textual practices, which include: (i) Cantonese-based shortenings (88 'bye-bye'); (ii) Asian-specific emoticons (>vTextual findings are supported by questionnaire and interview surveys which investigate participants' thoughts and values on their textual practices. Respondents' opinions indicate that practices are not the same in all situations, which reveals the importance of 'context' in CMC. Three categories of CMC context are proposed - contexts of social interaction ('chat' and 'non-chat'), communicative situational contexts, and language-specific contexts, which are associated with subsets of CMC practices according to the nature of the contexts. This characterisation of CMC context demonstrates its compatibility with the theory of NLS. The research suggests that language and literacy researchers and practitioners should recognise the set of new literacy practices in CMC. Subsequent studies in the Chinese context are necessary for a more complete understanding of the impact of CMC language on students' reading and writing habits.(396 words) DOI: 10.5353/th_b2987295 Subjects: Written communication - China - Hong Kong - Data processingCantonese dialects - Discourse analysisEnglish language - Discourse analysisLiteracyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies. To get started finding Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This dissertation, "Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies" by 李嘉雯, Ka-man, Carmen, Lee, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled C h i n e s e a n d E n g l i s h C o m p u t e r - m e d i a t e d C o mm u n i c a t i o n i n t h e C o n t e x t o f N e w L i t e r a c y S t u d i e s submitted by L e e K a M a n for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in October 2002 This thesis investigates aspects of text-based Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) in Hong Kong within the framework of New Literacy Studies (NLS), a theory of literacy which studies how language and literacy are used in social context. The analysis is based on a 70,000-word corpus of email and ICQ messages (composed in Chinese/Cantonese and English). Two concepts of NLS - literacy events, occasions where literacy has a role, and literacy practices, ways of using language and literacy in different contexts, are examined in detail. The study first explores the constitution of a CMC literacy event and proposes that participants, settings, forms of interaction, codes, subjects of discussion, artefacts, and underlying contexts are the basic components. These elements are observed in a case study of a CMC event in a domestic setting. The research further reveals that in CMC events, the relationship between speech and writing is indeterminate since features vary across messages. It is, however, noted that code- mixing plays a prominent role in CMC texts in Hong Kong. The research has also identified seven literacy practices in text-based CMC. It first presents these practices under the topics of shortenings, emoticons, openings and closures, typographical, grammatical, orthographic, and 'coding' practices. It then examines various specific cultural and linguistic CMC textual practices, which include: (i) Cantonese-based shortenings (88 'bye-bye'); (ii) Asian-specific emoticons (>vTextual findings are supported by questionnaire and interview surveys which investigate participants' thoughts and values on their textual practices. Respondents' opinions indicate that practices are not the same in all situations, which reveals the importance of 'context' in CMC. Three categories of CMC context are proposed - contexts of social interaction ('chat' and 'non-chat'), communicative situational contexts, and language-specific contexts, which are associated with subsets of CMC practices according to the nature of the contexts. This characterisation of CMC context demonstrates its compatibility with the theory of NLS. The research suggests that language and literacy researchers and practitioners should recognise the set of new literacy practices in CMC. Subsequent studies in the Chinese context are necessary for a more complete understanding of the impact of CMC language on students' reading and writing habits.(396 words) DOI: 10.5353/th_b2987295 Subjects: Written communication - China - Hong Kong - Data processingCantonese dialects - Discourse analysisEnglish language - Discourse analysisLiteracyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies. To get started finding Chinese and English Computer-mediated Communication in the Context of New Literacy Studies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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