Nigerian English in informal email messages

English World-Wide

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-61

  Chiluwa, Innocent ^a  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Computermediated Communication; Informal email; Internet; Nigerian English; Social practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549185182     PISSN: 01728865     EISSN: 15699730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/eww.31.1.02chi     Document Type: Article

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