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INFORMATION SHEET FOR PARTICIPANTS
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YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COPY OF THIS INFORMATION SHEET
Attitudes towards language use on social networks
I would like to invite you to participate in this undergraduate research project. You should only participate if you want to; choosing not to take part will not disadvantage you in any way. Before you decide whether you want to take part, it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what your participation will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Please ask if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.
• This research aims to investigate attitudes towards language use on social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
• The participants required are 18- 25 year old, male and female students who use social networks. You should not participate if you have never in the past had an account on any social network site.
• If you agree to participate in this study you will be required to complete a short questionnaire which will be available online.
• Full anonymity and confidentiality will be kept throughout the study and no information given will be identifiable or able to be linked back to any individual.
• Submission of a completed questionnaire (by pressing the 'submit' or 'finish' buttons) implies consent to participate, and for all data collected to be used.
• As participation is anonymous it will not be possible to withdraw your data once you have returned your questionnaire.
• The results from the research will be written up in an undergraduate dissertation.
It is up to you to decide whether to take part or not. If you decide to take part you are still free to withdraw from the study prior to submitting a completed questionnaire and without giving a reason.
If you have any questions or require more information about this study, please contact the researcher using the following contact details: TASMIN COOPER:
[email protected]
If this study has harmed you in any way, you can contact King's College London using the details below for further advice and information: GUY COOK:
[email protected]
What nationality are you?
What is your first language?
How old are you?
What is your gender?
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Female
Do you use any social network sites such as Facebook or Twitter?
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No
How often do you visit social network sites? (Please tick one)
Multiple times an hour
Once an hour
Every few hours
Once a day
Less than once a day
How often do you communicate on social network sites? E.g writing status updates/ tweets/ messages to others. (please tick one)
Multiple times an hour
Every few hours
Once a day
Every few days
A few times a month
Rarely
Which of these linguistic features would you expect to see used the most on social network sites? (Please rank in order of importance)
Acronyms e.g LOL
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Shortenings e.g bro
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Letter homophones e.g 'u' for 'you'
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Number homophones e.g 'l8' for 'late'
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Contractions e.g wanna
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Clipping e.g doin
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Phonetic spellings e.g haha
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Un-conventional spellings e.g skool
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Initialisms e.g 'WUU2' for 'what you up to'
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Emoticons e.g :)
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Why do you think these features are used on social networks? (Please rank in order of importance)
Speed
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Convenience
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Creativity
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To fit in
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Informality of site
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