Nooshin Malekizadeh

[ 1 ] - Gender and Computer-Mediated Communication: Emoticons in a Digital Forum in Persian

This study aimed to gain an insight into whether computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the form of a digital forum can reflect gendered discursive practices. A great deal of research has now established that computer-mediated interactions embody gendered differences in the use of emoticons, but few studies have examined the potential effect of the gender of the emoticon-receiver on the frequ...