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An Italian lexical resource for incivility detection in online discourses

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  • Alice Tontodimamma

    (G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara)

  • Lara Fontanella

    (G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara)

  • Stefano Anzani

    (G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara
    G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara)

  • Valerio Basile

    (University of Turin)

Abstract

The exponential growth of social media has brought an increasing propagation of online hostile communication and vitriolic discourses, and social media have become a fertile ground for heated discussions that frequently result in the use of insulting and offensive language. Lexical resources containing specific negative words have been widely employed to detect uncivil communication. This paper describes the development and implementation of an innovative resource, namely the Revised HurtLex Lexicon, in which every headword is annotated with an offensiveness level score. The starting point is HurtLex, a multilingual lexicon of hate words. Concentrating on the Italian entries, we revised the terms in HurtLex and derived an offensive score for each lexical item by applying an Item Response Theory model to the ratings provided by a large number of annotators. This resource can be used as part of a lexicon-based approach to track offensive and hateful content. Our work comprises an evaluation of the Revised HurtLex lexicon.

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  • Alice Tontodimamma & Lara Fontanella & Stefano Anzani & Valerio Basile, 2023. "An Italian lexical resource for incivility detection in online discourses," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 3019-3037, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:57:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s11135-022-01494-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-022-01494-7
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    1. Lena Frischlich & Tim Schatto-Eckrodt & Svenja Boberg & Florian Wintterlin, 2021. "Roots of Incivility: How Personality, Media Use, and Online Experiences Shape Uncivil Participation," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(1), pages 195-208.
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