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Interactional Coherence in CMC
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Text-only CMC has been claimed to be interactionally incoherent due to limitations imposed by messaging systems on turn-taking and reference, yet its popularity continues to grow. In an attempt to resolve this apparent paradox, this study evaluates the coherence of computer-mediated interaction by surveying research on cross-turn coherence. The results reveal a high degree of disrupted adjacency, overlapping exchanges, and topic decay. Two explanations are proposed to account for the popularity of CMC despite its relative incoherence: the ability of users to adapt to the medium, and the advantages of loosened coherence for heightened interactivity and language play.
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- Authors
- Herring, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-06-23
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 0-0
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2133345793
- Cited by
- 895
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 95.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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