Introduction
Appendix 2: Case Study 2 - Astrochat Speech Act Theory
Date: 6/03/2002 15:46
Author: Dr. Terrell Neuage
This case study analyzes chatroom interactions in Astrochat using Speech Act Theory, categorizing types of speech and speaker contributions.
Tables
Table 1: Kinds of Speech
| 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 |
| ** | Uses abbreviations such as lol |
| **/ | Uses emoticons in place of words or to identify |
| #/ | New thread (direction of talk) |
Table 2: Speakers
| # | Speaker | Number of Entries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gina2b | 4 |
| 2 | dingo42 | 11 |
| 3 | AquarianBlue | 19 |
| 4 | Seoni | 5 |
| 5 | judythejedi | 22 |
| 6 | Nicole528 | 24 |
| 7 | kilya | 3 |
| 8 | TheGods | 3 |
| 9 | IroquoisPrncess | 5 |
| 10 | Night-Goddess_ | 7 |
| 11 | poopaloo | 1 |
| 12 | *sara4u | 1 |
| 13 | jijirika | 5 |
| 14 | safetynet10 | 6 |
| 15 | tazdevil144 | 3 |
| 16 | tazzytaz1o1 | 6 |
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Table 5: Each Speaker’s Turns
1. gina2b
| Turn | Type | To | Utterance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B/ | everyones a know it all! | |
| 25 | A/ | coocoocoocoo | |
| 56 | C/ | /\47 | coolfool |
2. dingo42
| Turn | Type | To | Utterance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G/ | nicole wahts your sign ?? | |
| 21 | C/ | /\11 | ok nicole its in the air |
| 27 | G/ | /\23 | its in the AIR |
| 47 | D/ | /\31a | im a libra..much scorpio with it...astrlogist after al;l |
| 61 | C/ | /\55 | not cool...just me |
| 82 | E/ | just VERY passionated |
[Full speaker turns for AquarianBlue, Seoni, judythejedi, etc., available in the original document.]
Table 6: All Turns
| Turn | Type | Speaker | Utterance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B/ | gina2b | everyones a know it all! |
| 2 | G/ | dingo42 | nicole wahts your sign ?? |
| 3 | C/ | AquarianBlue | yeah white told me to meet her tonight |
[Full list of turns available in the original document.]
Table 7: Who is Cool
| Turn | Type | Speaker | Utterance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | F/ | Night-Goddess_ | anyone cool in here? |
| 34 | D/ | AquarianBlue | hmmmmmmm |
| 35 | D/ | judythejedi | everyone is cool here |
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