Social presence indicators
Social Presence indicators (Rourke)
Affective
Expression of emotions Use of humour Self-disclosure
Interactive
Continuing a thread Quoting from messages Referring to others’ messages Asking questions Complimenting, appreciative Expressing agreement ,Vocatives (e.g. Kathy, guys, you guys, dude, anybody, , baby)
Cohesive
Using inclusive pronouns (we, our) Phatics ( only function to perform a social task, a speech act, pragmatically inferred from context and intonation), salutations (salute and close)
