Sexism as a target of humor in social networks
On the basis on the six sources of knowledge for explanation of humor identified by the General Theory of Verbal Humor and the pragmatic model developed by the GRIALE group, in this paper, a corpus of 1,526 messages posted on the Twitter social network is analyzed. They contain one or more hashtags...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Alicante
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Feminismo/s |
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| Online Access: | https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2014-n24-el-sexismo-como-blanco-del-humor-en-las-redes-sociales |
| Summary: | On the basis on the six sources of knowledge for explanation of humor identified by the General Theory of Verbal Humor and the pragmatic model developed by the GRIALE group, in this paper, a corpus of 1,526 messages posted on the Twitter social network is analyzed. They contain one or more hashtags used by netizens to denounce the sexist affirmations of certain Spanish politicians. What percentage represents the use of humor in this network, or what the logical mechanisms and major brands or indicators of humor are more common in this type of messages are some of the questions that we will try to respond. |
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| ISSN: | 1696-8166 1989-9998 |