PhD Thesis by Dr. Terrell Neuage, University of South Australia
PhD thesis by Dr. Terrell Neuage, submitted to the University of South Australia and archived at the National Library of Australia. This case study (Case Study 3) focuses on the conversational dynamics of the Britney Spears Chat Room captured from talkcity.com on Friday, March 03, 2000.
Note: This is a work in progress, last updated on April 23, 2000, with a supplemented table added on October 23, 2001. The full thesis is available at the University of South Australia.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A/ | Greetings or salutations |
| B/ | Statement - open, to anyone in the chatroom |
| C/ | Statement - to someone named or previous speaker |
| D/ | Answer - to someone named or previous speaker |
| E/ | Answer - open, to anyone in the chatroom |
| F/ | Question - open, to anyone in the chatroom |
| G/ | Question - to someone specific or previous speaker |
| ?/ | Undetermined or not classifiable |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ** | Uses abbreviations such as lol |
| *) | Uses emoticons in place of words or to identify |
| #/ | New thread (direction of talk) |
| Participant |
|---|
| SluGGiE- |
| Mickey_P_IsMine |
| JeRz-BaByGurL |
| Paul665 |
| guest-Wild-cust |
| Pretty_Jennifer |
| baby_britney1 |
| IM_2_MUCH_4U |
| AnGeL_GlRL |
| MADDY_CICCONE |
| msbbyblu12 |
| Luvable_gurl15 |
| Joypeters |
| TYTAN-guest |
| buttercup20031 |
| guest-hotgirlz |
For the full thesis, including all case studies, methodology, and bibliography, please contact the University of South Australia library. Some links from early notes may not be active due to changing domains.
Contact: Dr. Terrell Neuage, Adelaide, Australia
Updated: September 17, 2014
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