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Download full textSimmons, Thomas L. – 1994
A study of distinctive characteristics of the style in which people communicate in computer-mediated communication (CMC), focusing on use of politeness conventions, is reported. Aspects of the concept of "face" and politeness in social interaction are first reviewed, and threats to speaker's and hearer's face are outlined. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
