"A funky language for teenzz to use": Representing gulf arabic in instant messaging

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Palfreyman, David ^a   Al Khalil, Muhamed ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FORMAL LANGUAGES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STANDARDIZATION;

ARABIC WRITING SYSTEM; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC); INSTANT MESSAGING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE);

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 3042682281     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2003.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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