Gender, Identity and CMC

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Simeon J. Yates

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Reflections on the concept of identity 'in computer-mediated communication. The indicators of our identity 'may disappear? According to the author, in this context, the way we use language, the themes we choose and how we face emerge clear signs of our identity 'office.

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