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		PhD research subject
		The development of technologies, including computer science, has stimulated the emergence of new forms of communication between speakers through machines. Some of these new forms only involve writing, such as in SMS and chat communication. In only one decade, this Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), as we call it now, became an established phenomenon among young people all over the world. It would be hard to ignore the time one spends chatting on the Web or "typing" on the keypad. The predominence of these practices raises questions on their impact on the communication forms used by younger generations. What effects does SMS use really have on language in general? How can we quantify these effects? These are some of the questions that are addressed and answered in my doctoral research. Thanks to the international sms4science project, the Cental will soon have at its disposal a huge multilingual corpus. It will give me the opportunity to compare the different forms of French as they are used in this corpus. We are not sure yet if all languages meet the same SMS requirements (e.g. short, to the point, concise). Are there phenomena that only appear in certain languages or areas? If there are differences, do they result from different linguist behaviour? This second series of questions will pave the way for a sociolinguistic approach. Finally, our corpus analyses will naturally lead to an in-depth discussion on corpus linguistics, especially aligned corpora.
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