1. Online Discussion

2. Discussion through some Distance  Letter writing, telephone, telegram  Pager, Cell phone  The Internet BBS, Message board Discussion Area Chatroom ICQ

3. General Questions  How do people communicate? And why? friends members strangers motivation one on one, one to many, language, topics; manners; pattern

4. People  Members: e.g. department What kind of persons in a department join the BBS?  Strangers: e.g. 性版

5. Topics  Example I: department; sending news, announcement, getting questions, criticism

6. Topics (2)  Example II: 性版 親愛的.... 吃飽沒？ 我中午吃零食..... 那種比較大顆的乖乖..... ㄏㄏㄏ..... 不知道我該不該算是台北的鄉下人.....

7. Topics (2)  Example II: 寶貝﹐ 還沒吃... 中午要回家一趟... 廚房的水龍頭壞了... 跟水電工約中午修理.... 不知道 7-11 有沒有出新產品.... 呵呵... 妳不是台北鄉巴佬啦.... 若要寫書... 妳還可以寫 “ 台北小吃巡禮 “ 和 “ 台北居﹐很容易 “ 哩 下午見...

8. General questions  Language – Why are there so many punctuation marks and 注音符號﹖  Topics: Political Discussion, Gossips, Complaints;  Manners: chatting; anonymous  Pattern: ?

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