Polarized and political : evaluating language per candidate hashtags of the 2016 American election

Polarized and political evaluating language per candidate hashtags of the 2016 American election

By examining Twitter reactions to the 2016 election that both celebrate and condemn the results, this thesis aims to understand the online language patterns associated with a politically polarized culture, and to understand for what purpose social media users employ these language patterns. Two data...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collier, Margaret
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
appraisal theory
Soveltavan kielitieteen maisteriopinnot
Master's Degree Programme in Applied Linguistics
314
vaalit
sosiaalinen media
politiikka
kielenkäyttö
elections
social media
politics
use of language
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/63808

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