Topic shift markers in asynchronous and synchronous computer mediated communication (CMC) [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Michaela Zitzen

Topic Shift Markers in asynchronous and synchronous Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophischen Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf vorgelegt von Michaela Zitzen aus: Erkelenz D61 Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Dieter Stein Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Tania Kouteva Tag der Disputation: 19.01.2004 CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND CITATION FORM 5 LIST OF TABLES 6 LIST OF FIGURES 7 1. INTRODUCTION 8 2. THE CMC CORPUS 14 2.1 BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL ASY AND SY CMC TEXT TYPES 15 2.1.1 ASY emails, newsgroups, mailinglists and guestbooks 15 2.1.2 SY chats and MOOs 17 2.2 TEXT SAMPLES 19 2.3 TOPIC FIXATION 20 2.4 SY CMC SCENARIOS AND THEIR SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL SETTINGS 22 2.4.1 Type 1 chat scenario: special-guest-interview 24 2.4.2 Type 2 chat scenario: round table discussion 28 2.4.3 Type 3 chat scenario: discussion with invited speaker(s) 30 2.4.4 Type 4 chat scenario: supplementary chats 32 2.4.5 Type 5 chat scenario: panel discussion with moderator/host as expert 33 2.4.6 Type 6 chat scenario: IRC discussion 34 2.4.7 Type 7 chat scenario: others 35 2.5 SUMMARY 36 3. ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNICATIVE CONDITIONS INVOLVED IN ASY AND SY CMC 37 3.1 SUBSTANCE AND MATERIALISATION OF CMC-BASED LANGUAGE 38 3.2 EVANESCENCE AND PERMANENCE AND TRANSPORTABILITY 39 3.2.1 The fluid character of ASY CMC 40 3.2.