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Discovering the Functions of Language in Online Forums

Abstract

AbstractIn this work, we revisit the functions of language proposed by linguist Roman Jakobson and we highlight their potential in analyzing online forum conversations. We investigate the relationship between functions and other properties of comments, such as controversiality. We propose and evaluate a semi-supervised framework for predicting the functions of Reddit comments. To accommodate further research, we release a corpus of 165K comments annotated with their functions of language.

🌉 Interdisciplinary Bridge - Artificial Intelligence and Interdisciplinary and Natural Language Processing

Authors

Youmna Ismaeil, Oana Balalau, Paramita Mirza

Topics

Machine Learning > Learning Types > Semi-Supervised Learning Natural Language Processing > Applications > Text Classification Interdisciplinary > Linguistics

Keywords

semi-supervised learning text classification social media analysis forum analysis language function analysis reddit comment online forum analysis language function
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