Contexts and cues in cyberspace: The pragmatics of naming in text-based virtual realities

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 461-479

  Jacobson, David ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012654240     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.52.4.3630297     Document Type: Article

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