00000ctm a22000003i 4500 UP-99796217613033617 Buklod 20190529111527.0 a r |||| u| ta 190529s2009 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00405464789 DCAL rda eng LG 993.5 2009 E7 L67 Lopez, Garry C. author A Sociolinguistic study on the interactions in selected Filipino blogs by Garry C. Lopez ; Richmon M. Pancho, adviser. Quezon City College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines Diliman 2009. [viii], 294 leaves 26 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (B.A. in English Studies : Language)--University of the Philippines Diliman April 2009. Includes bibliographical references and appendices. This study looks at language as a tool for communication in Computer-Mediated Discourse. Being an emergent environment and medium, the Internet has influenced the way language of language users has been shaped. The aftermath is phenomenal and the distinct sociolinguistic characters drawn are highly interesting to explore. The blog articles used as data in this research are the recipients of Philippine Blog Awards 2008 single blog post division. This set of entries is used as representatives of the Philippine blogosphere. The analysis ha yielded communicative attributes, some of which resemble face-to-face interaction (e.g. interjections and fragmented utterances), while some of are exclusively used in a CMC environment (e.g. parenthetically enabled utterances, and hyperlinks). The study manifests Gumperz' idea that is the use of discourse strategies is a way to encourage co-interlocutors to engage in a conversational exchange. Pancho, Richmon M. adviser. FI UP UPD DCAL LG 993.5 2009 E7 L67 Thesis