The Language of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories. A Semantic Approach

Language: English

Published by GRIN Verlag Mai 2024, 2024

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Semantics, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the language of COVID-19 conspiracy theories through analysing different sense relations, framings, and word combinations/blendings. The paper unveils linguistic tactics used to spread misinformation and provides crucial insights for combating misinformation and promoting critical thinking.To dissolve and understand the language of conspiracy, it is useful to first look at single units of language that mean something - words, and their semantic relations within the English language and to the world (OALD). Existing research recognises that conspiracy language is distinct and coins new linguistic structures with new senses which can then insert influence on the recipients which does not serve their cognitive well-being. An example of this would be the extensive use of the word truth in conspiracy theories, attached to a narrow belief in the sense of 'the only belief that should be accepted, otherwise, a person will suffer'. If someone is mentally labile and believes that truth only refers to that certain narrow belief, the person is likely to be manipulated.GRIN Publishing GmbH, Waltherstraße 23, 80337 München 20 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
The Language of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories. A Semantic Approach
Author
Lisa Thöne
Publisher
GRIN Verlag Mai 2024
Publication year
2024
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3389028293
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9783389028292
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45 grams
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210x148x2 mm

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