LOGIC OF SHARED SIGNIFICATIONS ON INTERNET RELAY CHAT DAVID-OLIVIER MERCIER The i !"#itted to the %niver ity $' Ottawa in partial 'ul)ll#ent $' the re*uire#ent 'or the Ma ter $' Art in C$##unication de+ree Depart#ent $' C$##unication ,aculty $' Art %niver ity $' Ottawa © David-Olivier Mercier, Ottawa, Canada, 2019 Logic of Shared Signi)cations on Internet Relay Chat ii Abstract: Through the $" ervation $' conver ations on Internet Relay Chat and the *uantitative anal& i $' .chat-logs”, I investi+ate the characteri tic $' thi 'or# $' co##unication uni*ue t$ the digital real#0 M& research rest on a theoretical 'ra#ewor1 integrating the semiotic and pragmatism $' Charles -0 2eirce 3a pri#ar& +roundwor14 with the phil$ $(h& $' Ludwi+ 5itt+enstein and the $ciol$+& $' Erving 6$7#an, t$ +ras( hared igni)cations in cyber (ace i#ultaneousl& as l$+ical (roces and as ocial (ractice0 Thi e8(lorat$r& case tudy yields evidence upporting the potential 'ruit'ulne $' 2eircean phil$ $(h& as the 'oundation '$r a new paradi+# in em(irical co##unication research, and !cces 'ull& (!t t$ the test a particular type $' #ethod 3com(!tational and diagra##atic4 !++ested to accompli h uch research. Résumé : 9 traver l:$" ervation de conver ations !r l:Internet Relay Chat et l:anal& e *uantitative de .chat-logs/, ;:investi+!e les caractéri ti*ue de cette 'or#e de c$##unication uni*ue au do#aine nu#éri*!e. Ma recherche repose ur un cadre théori*ue int<+rant la sémiotique et le pragmatisme de Charles -0 2eirce 3co##e 'ondement principal4 avec la phil$ ophie de Ludwi+ 5itt+enstein et la $ciol$+ie d'Erving 6$7#an, pour ai ir le igni)cation partagées dans le cybere pace i#!ltané#ent co##e proce ! logi*!e et co##e prati*ue ociale. Cette étude de cas pr<li#inaire apporte des él<#ent de preuve corroborant la '<condit< potentielle de la phil$ ophie 2eircéenne co##e 'onde#ent d=un nouveau paradi+#e de recherche e#piri*ue en c$##unication, et #et > l=épreuve avec uccès un type (articulier de #<thode 3com(!tationnelle et diagra##ati*ue4 (r$($ < ($!r accomplir de telles recherche 0 Keywords: semiotic, pragmatism, observation, quantitative analysis, IRC Mots!c"efs : émiotique, pragmatisme, observation, analyse quantitative, IRC Logic of Shared Signi)cations on Internet Relay Chat iii Table of Contents 1 – Introduction 1. 1 – 2er onal Experience and Interest 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 1 1. 2 – 6eneral O";ect $' In*uiry and Ai# $' thi Research 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 2 1. 3 – Case -tudyB -peci)c O";ect, -tructure, and Cypothese 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 7 1. 4 – Overview $' the Theoretical ,ra#ework 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 11 1. 5 – Articulation $' the 6eneral Theory to the Case -tudied 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 15 2 – Theoretical ,ra#ework F Literature Review 2. 1 – Charles -0 2eirceB -em3e)iotic and 2rag#ati3ci4 # 20 1 3a4 – 2eircean e#i$tic 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 17 20 1 3"4 – 2eircean prag#ati # 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (0 25 20 1 3c4 – -emi$tic F prag#ati # as interdependent 'ra#es $' reference 0000000000 (0 28 2. 2 – Integrated Theoretical ,ramew$r1B 2eirce, 5itt+enstein, 6$7#an 00000000000000000000000 (0 30 2. 3 – Review $' 2eircean A !#ptions on Cognition F C$##unication 0000000000000000000000 (0 AE 2. 4 – -!##ary and Relevance $' 2revi$! 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