Linguistic analysis of online conflicts: A case study of flaming in the Smokahontas comment thread on YouTube

Lotta Lehti; Johanna Isosävi; Veronika Laippala; Matti Luotolahti

Linguistic analysis of online conflicts: A case study of flaming in the Smokahontas comment thread on YouTube

Lotta Lehti
, Johanna Isosävi
, Veronika Laippala
, Matti Luotolahti

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Abstract

We describe how online conflicts can be analysed with linguistic tools. The case under scrutiny is the ‘massive polylogue’ on YouTube (i.e. the multilingual and global comment thread following the video ‘What languages sound like to foreigners’ by Smokahontas). The comment thread displays themes and conflicts that re-emerge with surprising frequency. Our investigation shows that a linguistic study of online conflicts can reveal important aspects of communication patterns and group dynamics.

Original language	English
Journal	Wider Screen
Volume	2016
Issue number	1-2
ISSN	1795-6161
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Linguistic analysis of online conflicts: A case study of flaming in the Smokahontas comment thread on YouTube

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