What are people really saying in World of Warcraft® chat?

  • Authors:

  • Laura Christopherson

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Information & Library Science

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 73rd ASIS&T Annual Meeting on Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem - Volume 47
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Internet usage continues to increase and people spend more time chatting and forming friendships online. Out of this phenomenon, a new way of speaking is emerging. This poster reports on a pilot study that examines nonstandard English features in World of Warcraft chat.