Conversational Analysis of Chat Room Talk PHD thesis by Dr. Terrell Neuage University of South Australia National Library of Australia.
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Re. Monday timetable for 2001
Mid- month
April (gone April 15- 30th) Case study 1 completed
May Case study 2 completed
June Case study 3 completed
July Case study 4 completed
August Case study 5 completed
September comparison of 1 5
October - conclusion
November Literature review completed and first draft of thesis
December completion of second draft
January submit
OUTLINE of thesis
Abstract
Introduction
i. Statement of the Problem
A. Why examine chatroom dialogue
B. How electronic talk is comparable to verbal talk?
ii. Analyzing Chatroom 'talk'
aa. research questions Thursday
b. research hypothesis Thursday
iii. How 'chat' differs' from natural conversation'
Approaches to analysing chatroom conversation ~ Literature Review-
----------- ESTABLISHED THEORIES AND METHODS OF DIALOGUE ANALYSIS
o Conversational Analysis (CA)
o Speech Act (SA) theory
o Discourse Analysis (DA)
o Reading Theory (also - hypertextuality)
o Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)
§ Electronic Communicated Analysis
§ Computational Linguistics
§ Text and Corpus Analysis
o Semiotics
§ Pragmatics
o Linguistics (to establish a chatroom linguistics)
Linguistic schools of thought
o Prague School of linguistics
o Dependency grammar
o Tagmemics
o Stratification grammar
o Systemic linguistics
o Optimality Theory
Methodology for thesis
i. ----- Development of a protocol of a transcription methodology ------
Doing Qualitative Analysis of chat-rooms with QSR NUD.IST 4
ii. ---- Grammatical patterns in chatroom 'talk' including use of abbreviations and emoticons
How roles change in a chatroom 'talk'
Patterns of interaction in chatroom 'talk'
How moods are established or/and changed in chatrooms
The use of abbreviations and emoticons in chatrooms
iii. ----Turn-taking and threads
Chunk and chat segments in chatroom talk
iv. ----Types of Chatrooms
--------------------SECTION TWO----CHATROOM ANAYLSIS
----CASE-STUDIES of Chatroom types and analysis of their 'talk'
Emergency: ---- Example from Hurricane Floyd 'chat' (case study
1)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing storm
The grammar of chat in storm
Discourse structures in storm
Analysis of Storm
Conclusion of topic one storm
Bibliography for case study one
Raw data for storm
ii. Topic specific---- Astrology 'chat' case study 2)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing Astrology 'chat'
The grammar of chat in Astrology 'chat'
Discourse structures in Astrology 'chat'
Analysis of Astrology 'chat'
Conclusion of topic one Astrology 'chat'
Bibliography for case study two
Raw data for Astrology 'chat'
iii. General chat ---- no specific topic (case study 3)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing General chat
The grammar of chat in General chat
Discourse structures in General chat
Analysis of General chat
Conclusion of topic one General chat
Bibliography for case study three
Raw data for General chat
iv. topic specific---- Web3d computer modelling 'chat' (case study 4)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
The grammar of chat in Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
Discourse structures in Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
Analysis of Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
Conclusion of topic one Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
Bibliography for case study four
Raw data for Web3d computer modelling 'chat'
v. General chat in a topic specific chatroom ----Britney Spears Chat Room' (case study 5)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing Britney Spears Chat Room'
The grammar of chat in Britney Spears Chat Room'
Discourse structures in Britney Spears Chat Room'
Analysis of Britney Spears Chat Room'
Conclusion of topic one Britney Spears Chat Room'
Bibliography for case study five
Raw data for Britney Spears Chat Room'
vi. topic specific ---- 'baseball chat' (case study 6)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing 'baseball chat'
The grammar of chat in 'baseball chat'
Discourse structures in 'baseball chat'
Analysis of 'baseball chat'
Conclusion of topic one 'baseball chat'
Bibliography for case study six
Raw data for 'baseball chat'
vii. sexual chatrooms (case study 7)
INTRODUCTION Reason for choosing this chatroom
METHODOLOGY approaches to analysing sexual chatrooms
The grammar of chat in sexual chatrooms
Discourse structures in sexual chatrooms
Analysis of sexual chatrooms
Conclusion of topic one sexual chatrooms
Bibliography for case study seven
Raw data for sexual chatrooms
Over
all chat-table comparison
Conclusion
-----Bibliography ----------
ON LINE ESSAYS/THESIS/RESEARCH ON eCHAT
-----Appendices
-----i. ----- Proposal for Thesis
-----ii. ----- Ethics proposal and approval
-----iii. -------links to other work available on the Internet relating to Chatrooms, MUDS, MOOS, IRC, virtual
------------------------communities and etc.
-----iv. southernexpressway an on-line journal from the University of South Australia with a chatroom
-------------------------incorporated for the harvesting of research for this thesis.
-----vi. Masters thesis on The Influence of the Internet on Literature
-----vii. Glossary: common abbreviations; emoticons last updated Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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