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Identity and Language Use Online: Stories from Syria

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  • Naseem Hallajow

    (University of Leeds, Leeds, UK)

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Given the deeply rooted relationship between identity and language use, this article reports on a study that explores the issue of identity as a main player in Syrian university students' language use online. In specific, it investigates how Syrian university students perform their identities through their use of language online and the types of identity transformation they experience in their online communication. To address the research questions, the study employs the case study approach in order to explore the research phenomenon very closely. The findings show that identity plays a major role in the way Syrian university students access the internet and also in the choice of language they make online.

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  • Naseem Hallajow, 2016. "Identity and Language Use Online: Stories from Syria," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 6(1), pages 73-87, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:6:y:2016:i:1:p:73-87
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