Repair in Web-based conversation : a case of Chinese academic discussion
This study examines Web-based conversation, focusing on Chinese academic discussion, from a Conversation Analysis (CA) perspective. The research investigates repair in asynchronous talk-in-interaction on the Web and compares this with repair in ordinary conversation in English, as analysed by Schegloff et al. (1977). It also explores the reasons for any differences which arise from the setting in which this study takes place. The research analyses naturally occurring written interaction on Web-based discussion boards from two education courses offered by the Open University of Hong Kong. Over 4,000 po stings, with nearly half a million Chinese characters, which were contributed by 400 participants were captured and analysed. The study adds fresh data to existing CA work on repair and talk-in-interaction, and provides new information about how repair is organized in asynchronous conversation in Chinese through the Web - an area in which very limited work has been carried out to date. The research shows that repair systems exist in Web-based conversation and that, while the basic possible structures for repair are the same as in ordinary conversation, some operations in the system are different. Seven forms
Yang, Ruowei Robin
Repair in Web-based conversation : a case of Chinese academic discussion. This study examines Web-based conversation, focusing on Chinese academic discussion, from a Conversation Analysis (CA) perspective. The research investigates repair in asynchronous talk-in-interaction on the Web and compares this with repair in ordinary conversation in English, as analysed by Schegloff et al. (1977). It also explores the reasons for any differences which arise from the setting in which this study takes place. The research analyses naturally occurring written interaction on Web-based discussion boards from two education courses offered by the Open University of Hong Kong. Over 4,000 po stings, with nearly half a million Chinese characters, which were contributed by 400 participants were captured and analysed. The study adds fresh data to existing CA work on repair and talk-in-interaction, and provides new information about how repair is organized in asynchronous conversation in Chinese through the Web - an area in which very limited work has been carried out to date. The research shows that repair systems exist in Web-based conversation and that, while the basic possible structures for repair are the same as in ordinary conversation, some operations in the system are different. Seven forms
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