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Comments as Part of the Dissemination of Disinformation Discourse (103363)
Session: On Demand
Room: Virtual Video Presentation
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation
The virality of conspiracy content depends not only on the activity and communicative skill of the author but also on the responsiveness of the audience. Recipients may react to conspiracy narratives critically, yet also with a strong belief in their truthfulness and a need to further share their stance. This paper focuses on the position of the recipient and their attitude towards shared conspiracy content, particularly in the realm of comments under posts, examining their nature, linguistic form, and communicative functions. The analysis is grounded in speech act theory and the concept of „Handlungsräume“ (frameworks of linguistic action), which makes it possible to identify the types of linguistic action realized in comments. This approach also encompasses the functional dimension of language, since each comment can be viewed as an expression of attitude, an act of appeal, or a means of conveying information. The overlap of these dimensions suggests that the recipient is not merely a passive participant but an active co-creator of discourse, contributing to its further dissemination. The empirical analysis draws on a corpus of comments responding to conspiracy-related content in German and Slovak. Its aim is to identify the types of linguistic action into which these comments can be classified and to explore the linguistic strategies employed in their formation—ranging from neutral to expressive means across various language levels. The findings may contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of recipients in the spread of conspiracy content and shed light on the motives underlying this process.
Authors:
Simona Fraštíková, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Simona Fraštíková is a at University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava in Slovakia
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