Date of Award
5-12-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Tara Lineweaver
Abstract
I examined whether college students use shortcuts, pragmatics, and errors in text messages differently depending on their gender and the emotionality of the message. Results indicate that the prevalence of particular shortcuts differed across happy, sad, and angry messages, but gender did not influence use of linguistic devices. In a second study, I examined the emotionality and memorability of text messages versus voicemails. Results indicate that texts may be remembered better than voicemails, and happy, sad, and angry messages may be remembered differently by men and women.
Recommended Citation
Mion, Angela M., "Linguistic Devices, Emotionality, and Memorability of Computer Mediated Communication" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 146.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/146