Online Hate Speech in the European Union A Discourse-Analytic Perspective

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Synopsis

This open access book reports on research carried out as part of the European Union co-funded C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project which targeted hate speech and hate crime across a number of EU member states. It showcases the bearing that discourse analytic research can have on our understanding of this phenomenon that is a growing global cause for concern.Although ‘hate speech’ is often incorporated in legal and policy documents, there is no universally accepted definition, which in itself warrants research into how hatred is both expressed and perceived. The research project synthesises discourse analytic and corpus linguistics techniques, and presents its key findings here. The focus is especially on online comments posted in reaction to news items that could trigger discrimination, as well as on the folk perception of online hate speech as revealed through semi-structured interviews with young individuals across the various partner countries.

Book details

Series:
SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
Author:
Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne H. Baider, Sharon Millar, Natalie Alkiviadou, César Arroyo López, Pablo Bernardino Tempesta, Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Anna Constantinou, Klaus Geyer, Łukasz Grabowski, Uladzislau Ivanou, Monika Kopytowska, Roberto Moreno López, Rasmus Nielsen, Valentina Oliviero, Anastasia Petrou, Ernesto Russo, Rebecca Vella Muskat, Anna Vibeke Lindø, Georgia Whitaker, Julita Woźniak
ISBN:
9783319726045
Related ISBNs:
9783319726038
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne H. Baider, Sharon Millar, Natalie Alkiviadou, César Arroyo López, Pablo Bernardino Tempesta, Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Anna Constantinou, Klaus Geyer, Łukasz Grabowski, Uladzislau Ivanou, Monika Kopytowska, Roberto Moreno López 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Language Arts, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies