id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_5ugxohhzzbhateiwjapeoz4isa Patrick J. Fahy Use of Linguistic Qualifiers and Intensifiers in a Computer Conference 2002 19 .pdf application/pdf 5717 426 50 that analysis of transcripts of online discussions can reveal how participants network socially, exchange information, and attempt to construct knowledge. This study investigated a possible gender-related communications difference (the use of linguistic qualifiers and intensifiers) in a thought likely to sustain dialogue (qualifiers, conditional and parenthetic statements, and personal pronouns), whereas men's postings Research in this area is aided by the wealth of online data generated (conference transcripts and log files detailing the interaction), of interactive content plus other data was needed to create a clear understanding of the collaborative processes at work in online learning situations Especially helpful for this study (discussed further later) was their concept of social presence, the act of projecting one's personality onto the online community through textual and and language use in online communications discussed earlier, it was hypothesized that men's and women's preferred online interaction styles ./cache/work_5ugxohhzzbhateiwjapeoz4isa.pdf ./txt/work_5ugxohhzzbhateiwjapeoz4isa.txt