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฀bstract
฀he language used in communication is affected by different social factors.
People speak differently when they talk to other people with different age, gender,
or class. In Face to Face (FtF) interactions, social factors determined the language
choice;

vocabulary,

grammar,

and

even

pronunciation.

Like

in

FtF

communication, social factors also have a great role in Computer Mediated
Communication (CMC). However, unlike in FtF communication, in CMC the
language choice decision can be observed from the pauses and revisions during a
conversation.฀his study attempted to find the social factors affecting the language
use in CMC environment. Six participants, students of the English Department of
Satya Wacana Christian University, participated in this study. ฀he data was
collected using Stimulated Recall Protocol (SRP) method. ฀he participants were
asked to conduct online chats and the screen of their conversations were video
recorded using Cam Studio software. After a chat session, the participant was
interviewed focusing on the pauses and revisions in the conversation. ฀he result
of the interview was recorded and transcribed. ฀he data analyses suggested that
age, gender, and class affect the way the participants communicated with their
peers. It was also observed that intercultural and intracultural aspects were
involved in the interactions.
฀ey words: CMC, Social factors, pause, revision