scholarly journals The Pragmatics of Hoax Email Business Proposals

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent Chiluwa
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Discourse Strategies ◽  
Money Transfers ◽  
Near Future

This study applies the speech acts theory to the study of discourse strategies and functions of hoax email business proposals otherwise known as "419 emails" – '419' being the Nigerian term for all forms of online/financial fraud. The hoax mails are in form of email 'business proposals' involving money transfers/claims of dormant bank accounts overseas. Five types are identified namely: (i) money transfers, (ii) next-of-kin claims, (iii) fortune bequeathing, (iv) charity donations and (v) investment opportunities. Data comprises 52 email samples collected from the researcher's inboxes, colleagues and students' email inboxes between January, 2008 and March, 2009 in Ota, Nigeria. The study reveals that the business proposals perform speech acts such as expressive, representative, commissive and directive acts; the most frequently used being representative as the proposals are structured as narratives. The expressive act is used in form of greetings and polite address forms in order to win the interest of the receiver. The commissive act is used as a persuasive strategy while making unrealistic and suspicious promises to the receiver, while the directive act is used to urge the receiver to act promptly. The study also shows that this genre of Computer-mediated communication (CMC) has become a regular part of our internet social life, and is not likely to be extinct in the near future as previous studies of email hoaxes have predicted, since economic hardship being witnessed by the world today can force people to criminal activities.

scholarly journals The Speech Act of Request in Computer-Mediated Communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Maria Miwita Rosari
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Law School ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Politeness Strategies

Through conversation ones establish relationship with others and keep channels open for further relationships. Politeness strategies and issues have been the focus of a number of studies. The way ones request for something to others depends on some factors such as the context they are in and the interlocutors they talk to. This article aims at developing the latest discussion on politeness phenomena by paying attention to the specifics of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) settings specifically an online discussion forum. This article attempts to identify how speech act of request is performed in Top Law School (TLS) online discussion forum. The data were analyzed to observe the forms of speech act of request and the types of speech act of request performed in the online discussion forum. The findings of this paper revealed that the forms of speech act of request are expressed by declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentence. Moreover, the types of speech act of request employed by the users are directive, indirective, and literal speech acts. The writer believes that the study will be beneficial and a good reference for future researchers in conducting research on pragmatics under the same topic. Hopefully, it will enrich readers’ knowledge and understanding of the speech act of request and the politeness in CMC.

The Effect of CMC and FTF on Negotiation Outcomes between R&D and Manufacturing Partners in the Supply Chain: An Anglo/Nordic/Latin Comparison

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Lincke ◽  
Jan Ulijn
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Negotiation Strategy ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Negotiation Strategies ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Latin Culture

AbstractThe growing significance of global electronic commerce has led to the increased use of computer support during negotiation of deals, which until now has been carried out almost exclusively via face-to-face (FTF) communication or other high-feedback media (e. g., telephone), but not via computer-mediated communication (CMC). To analyze this process and its outcomes, the following research questions were examined in this study: How do CMC and FTF contribute to a win-win strategy in negotiation? How do CMC and FTF affect the participants' ability to empathize with each other? Are the negotiation strategies of Anglo, Nordic, and Latin negotiators affected differently depending on the medium? Is the ability of Anglo, Nordic, and Latin negotiators to empathize with each other affected differently depending on the medium? On the basis of our results, we surmise that CMC does not allow negotiators to employ a cooperative win-win strategy (as recommended by negotiation-strategy training). We see significant differences when we examine the use of personal pronouns and speech acts by the Anglo, Nordic, and Latin culture clusters. When we look at the use of cooperative speech acts, a similar situation occurs: in contrast to Anglos, who behave in a cooperative way, Latins are significantly less cooperative and Nordics use many more general speech acts in the CMC setting.

scholarly journals Cutting the Cord: Social and Scholarly Revolutions as CMC Goes Mobile

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Media And Communication

Abstract Mobile media and communication (MMC) serve as the preferred context for going online among many individuals today and the only means for others less fortunate. As computer-mediated communication (CMC) increasingly goes mobile, scholars should bear in mind the distinctive, and oftentimes disruptive, implications for everyday social life as well as research in the field. Toward that end, this article reviews select ways that MMC structures how people connect with each other and places of social activity. Synthesis of that research casts light on key developments in technology, social practice, and scholarship as CMC primarily becomes a mobile phenomenon.

Put the Phone Down

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 702-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostadin Kushlev ◽  
Samantha J. Heintzelman
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Complementarity Hypothesis ◽  
Interference Hypothesis

If there ever was a key to happiness, this key would open a door that leads straight to a rich social life. And in the era of smartphones, this key to social connection is in our pockets anytime and anywhere. Or is it? Using the experience sampling method (ESM), we explore the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the context of face-to-face (FtF) social interactions, testing two competing hypotheses: (1) a complementarity hypothesis stating that more channels of communication should be associated with higher well-being and (2) an interference hypothesis stating that FtF interactions could be impoverished by adding computer-mediated channels of communication. We surveyed 174 millennials ( Mage = 19.28; range: 17–22) 5 times a day over a period of a week (4,508 episodes). When participants reported a mix of CMC and FtF socializing in the same episode, they felt worse and less connected than when solely interacting FtF.

“Attention Beneficiary…!”

2019 ◽  
pp. 421-438
Author(s):  
Innocent E. Chiluwa ◽  
Ebikaboere Ovia ◽  
Emmanuel Uba
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Phishing Attacks ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Financial Crimes ◽  
Money Transfer

This chapter identifies the various types and features of scam emails as a genre of computer-mediated communication. The types identified include money transfer, investment scam, inheritance claim, next-of-kin claim, charity donation scam, foreign aid scam, foreign lottery scam and email account lottery scam. The study also describes the linguistic and discourse features of these types of scam emails and argues that the more knowledge of online financial crimes that is created and disseminated, the more people are informed and empowered to protect themselves against them. This study hopes to contribute significantly to literature on phishing attacks and online financial crimes.

Online Intimacy Problems

2012 ◽  
pp. 885-799
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Hertlein ◽  
Jennifer H. Desruisseaux
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Online Infidelity ◽  
Usage Patterns

Online intimacy problems are broadly defined as interpersonal issues occurring when: (1) computer-mediated communication interferes with online relationships, or (2) Internet usage patterns/practices interfere with offline relationships. In general, online intimacy problems include cybersex (Cooper, 2002), online infidelity (Hertlein & Piercy, 2008; Whitty, 2005), social networking and one’s social life (Bargh & McKenna, 2004), and online gaming (Scott, Mottarella, & Lavooy, 2006). Further, Internet use may create intimacy problems related to sharing of intimate information with someone other than one’s partner, misinterpretation of messages, feelings of being smothered, isolation, etc. The entry reviews the current literature on online intimacy problems as well as vulnerabilities that contribute to those problems. The authors also present ideas for future research.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document