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Audience and the Use of Minority Languages on Twitter

Authors

Dong Nguyen,Dolf Trieschnigg,Leonie Cornips

University of Twente,University of Twente,Meertens Institute and Maastricht University


Proceedings:

Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 9

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Poster Papers

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Abstract:

On Twitter, many users tweet in more than one language. In this study, we examine the use of two Dutch minority languages. Users can engage with different audiences and by analyzing different types of tweets, we find that characteristics of the audience influence whether a minority language is used. Furthermore, while most tweets are written in Dutch, in conversations users often switch to the minority language.

DOI:

10.1609/icwsm.v9i1.14648


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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media