Electronic mail, a new written-language register: A study with French-speaking adolescents

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-181

  Volckaert Legrier, Olga ^a   Bernicot, Josie ^a   Bert Erboul, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; SEMANTICS; WRITING;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; WRITING;

EID: 67650323664     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X368884     Document Type: Article

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