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Politeness <strong>and</strong> Social Dynamics <strong>in</strong> the Chat Communication 121<br />
non-committal frame characteristic for chats, especially by a chatter like Anatra,<br />
who <strong>in</strong>teracts dur<strong>in</strong>g the whole record<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> several constellations nearly simultaneously.<br />
Her gratitude for jan-eike’s deference <strong>and</strong> her comment about the<br />
possibility of process<strong>in</strong>g such a large text are expression of politeness, which<br />
creates a partial closeness <strong>in</strong> the participants’ social relationships.<br />
In the follow<strong>in</strong>g example, the chatters show a salient <strong>and</strong> therefore polite<br />
communicative behaviour through the exchange of compliments <strong>and</strong> the mutual<br />
attribution of positive characteristics. Approximately dur<strong>in</strong>g n<strong>in</strong>e m<strong>in</strong>utes, the<br />
participants Pierra HB (from now on Pierra) <strong>and</strong> Lilly OWL (Lilly) <strong>in</strong>teract <strong>in</strong> a<br />
humorous <strong>and</strong> playful manner. After say<strong>in</strong>g goodbye <strong>and</strong> before leav<strong>in</strong>g the chatroom,<br />
they beg<strong>in</strong> the compliments’ exchange <strong>and</strong> the attribution of positive<br />
features, which can be seen as someth<strong>in</strong>g more than expected <strong>in</strong> the actual<br />
<strong>in</strong>teraction.<br />
(5) Example 5 (record<strong>in</strong>g 6_13.08.01 episode 2)<br />
654 PierraHB :<br />
655 So.....ich verschw<strong>in</strong>d mal wieder......tschüssi Familie OWL und Ecki<br />
[21:27:09]<br />
“So......I vanish aga<strong>in</strong>......goodbye family OWL <strong>and</strong> Ecki”<br />
[...]<br />
698 Lilly OWL :<br />
699 ciao pierraaaaaaaaaaa *knudddddddddddddddddddel* [21:27:54]<br />
“bye pierraaaaaaaaaaa *huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*”<br />
[...]<br />
724 PierraHB :<br />
725 ciao Lilly *reknudddddddel* [21:28:15]<br />
“bye Lilly *rehuuuuuuuugs*“<br />
[...]<br />
733 Lilly OWL :<br />
734 übrigenssssss PIERRA [21:28:27]<br />
“by the wayyy PIERRA”<br />
[...]<br />
747 PierraHB :<br />
748 ups......ja? [21:28:38]<br />
“ups......yes?”<br />
[...]<br />
786 Lilly OWL :<br />
787 DU BIST NE VERDAMMT NETTE UND VERDAMMT HÜBSCHE<br />
FRAU_) [21:29:06]<br />
“YOU ARE A DAMNED NICE AND DAMNED PRETTY WOMAN_”<br />
[...]<br />
791 Lilly OWL :<br />
792 ich mag dich [21:29:17]<br />
“I like you”<br />
[...]<br />
796 Maikemaus :