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132 Angelika Fröhlich & Sonja Lux<br />

5. Results<br />

5.1 Greet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> part<strong>in</strong>g behaviour<br />

Greet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> part<strong>in</strong>g formulas are fixed elementary components <strong>in</strong> every<br />

communication. They are normally predeterm<strong>in</strong>ed accord<strong>in</strong>g to the degree of<br />

<strong>in</strong>timacy of the <strong>in</strong>teractants, the purpose of the situation or communication <strong>and</strong><br />

the cultural or sometimes even local habits (cf. Feller 2007).<br />

There seem to exist two different k<strong>in</strong>ds of st<strong>and</strong>ard greet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> German chat<br />

rooms: if the chatters engage <strong>in</strong> a smaller group that is characterized by a higher<br />

<strong>in</strong>timacy among the members, greet<strong>in</strong>gs are more personalized <strong>and</strong> chatters<br />

usually do not <strong>in</strong>troduce themselves. Runkehl et al. (1998:113) see these multitud<strong>in</strong>ous<br />

greet<strong>in</strong>gs as a sign for the phatic function of the chat that will be dealt<br />

with later <strong>in</strong> this article.<br />

(1) ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: hallo an alle […]<br />

Sopran: Hallo ungarnkar<strong>in</strong> ! […]<br />

Sopran: Gefällt es Dir <strong>in</strong> Ungarn ? […]<br />

ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: hallo sopran ja sehr […]<br />

Sopran: Kar<strong>in</strong>, <strong>in</strong> Ungarn war ich noch nie gewesen.<br />

ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: dann wird es aber zeit<br />

“ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: hello everybody […]<br />

Sopran: Hello ungarnkar<strong>in</strong> ! […]<br />

Sopran: Do you like it <strong>in</strong> Hungary? […]<br />

ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: hello sopran yes very much […]<br />

Sopran: Kar<strong>in</strong>, I’ve never been to Hungary.<br />

ungarnkar<strong>in</strong>: then it’s about time”<br />

Kar<strong>in</strong> greets everyone. Sopran greets back <strong>and</strong> starts a conversation pick<strong>in</strong>g up<br />

the clue <strong>in</strong> Kar<strong>in</strong>’s name (Ungarnkar<strong>in</strong> “Hungarykar<strong>in</strong>”) <strong>and</strong> strikes up a conversation<br />

about the country. Kar<strong>in</strong> responds to the offered communication which<br />

then cont<strong>in</strong>ues for some time.<br />

The next example (2) features seven chatters that greet <strong>and</strong> are greeted <strong>in</strong><br />

return:<br />

(2) Sopran: Hallo Krautliese - herzlich willkommen! […]<br />

Krautliese: mo<strong>in</strong> an alle, danke […]<br />

rollpu: hallo Paloma ,<br />

_Paloma_sagt hallo wünscht e<strong>in</strong>en schönen sonnensamstagnachmittag […]<br />

babs100: Hallo guten Tag an euch alle […]<br />

rollpu: hallo babs, […]<br />

rollpu: hallo babuka […]<br />

bubuka: Hallo rollpu, ich grüße Dich auch! […]<br />

Sopran: Bunuka, De<strong>in</strong> Bild gefällt mir ganz gut !<br />

WoSoft: Guten Tag Ihr lieben Mitmenschen<br />

Sopran: Immer here<strong>in</strong>spatziert, herzlich willkommen!

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