¶ … Internet Culture through Internet Relay Chat (IRC)/Chat room Language in Yahoo! Channels
This research will study the kind of language used in Yahoo! channels in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) rooms in the United States. This multi-method (quantitative-qualitative) study will determine the form, content, and meaning of the chat room language through the analysis of acronyms, emoticons, jargon, and speech. In addition to the analysis of these linguistic codes, chat room language will be studied as a new system of communication where the kind of language, user profiles, and norms / conventions / 'netiquette' within the Internet culture will be identified. This research will, in effect, contribute and provide essential information about the emerging phenomena of Internet culture and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), particularly in the American setting.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
To determine and describe the American Internet culture through the aspect of language as determined in Yahoo! channels' Internet Relay Chat (IRC) messages.
METHODOLOGY:
Research Design and Methods
The research will be both descriptive and exploratory in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting primary and secondary data through research methods in order to provide a general description of Internet culture in the United States using its language characteristics of chat room messages in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels of Yahoo!.
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