Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Mattia Retta is a salaried full-time PhD candidate in Language Studies at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include research on hate speech, language use in social media, pragmatics, critical discourse analysis and language pedagogy.
Education information
Mattia received his Bachelor's and Master's degree at the University of Helsinki with Italian philology as his major and he has qualified as a teacher of Italian and Latin. Additionally, he received a Bachelor's degree at the University of Turin (Italy) with Russian language and literature as his major in 2011.
Fields of Science
- 6121 Languages
- Italian Linguistics
- Hate speech
- Pragmatics
- Applied linguistics
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Decoding implicit hate speech: Italian political discourse on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic
Retta, M., 19 Dec 2024, An Investigation of Hate Speech in Italian : Use, Identification, and Perception. Cruschina, S. & Gianollo, C. (eds.). Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, p. 233-279 47 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Kielitiede kestävän kehityksen puolesta ja kestävä kielitiede
Translated title of the contribution :Linguistics for sustainable development and sustainable linguistics Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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A pragmatic and discourse analysis of hate words on social media
Retta, M., 15 Sept 2023, In: Internet Pragmatics. 6, 2, p. 197-218 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Miten radikaali kieli normalisoituu – huumorin ja kaksoispuheen (hyväksi)käyttö eurooppalaisen laitaoikeiston politiikassa
Translated title of the contribution :How radical language is normalised - the (mis)use of humour and doublespeak in the politics of the European far right Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
Activities
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Cross-cultural perspectives on advertising: A comparative analysis of social media campaigns in Italy, Germany and Finland
Retta, M. (Speaker), Caprioli, F. (Speaker) & Trebucchi, T. (Speaker)
31 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Circulation of hate speech through implicit meanings
Retta, M. (Speaker)
30 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Translating Implicit Hate Speech: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Human and Machine-Aided Approaches
Retta, M. (Speaker)
31 Oct 2024 → 2 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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“Le parole sono solamente parole”: argomentazioni popolari e discorso d’odio in italiano e finlandese
Retta, M. (Speaker) & Määttä, S. K. (Speaker)
22 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Translating from Basque and Galician into Finnish
Mandiola Solozabal, N. (Speaker) & Retta, M. (Speaker)
4 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Hate speech: il discorso d'odio e le sue forme implicite
16/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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