Visual component in user’s comment on online news text in Russian and German linguistic cultures

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34680/VERBA-2024-4(14)-48-59

Keywords:

visual component, emoji, emoticon, graphic emoticon

Abstract

An active user’s response in the form of a comment on a news story implies not only a verbal response, but also a reaction expressed visually, using emoticons, emoji, GIF animations, images, pictograms or short videos. The study examines comments from Russian- and German-speaking users to a video posted on the corresponding news channels on YouTube. Common features and the presence of national specifics in the use of the visual component in users’ comments are found. A comparative analysis of comments by representatives of Russian and German linguistic cultures on the same news story released on Russian- and German-language news channels is conducted, which ensures equal conditions for users and, accordingly, symmetrical data for analysis.

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Author Biography

N. A. Klimkova, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk; Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod, Russian Federation

Senior Lecturer, postgraduate student
e-mail: n.kasyanowa@gmail.com

 

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2024-12-30

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Klimkova Н. А. (2024). Visual component in user’s comment on online news text in Russian and German linguistic cultures. Verba, (4 (14), 48–59. https://doi.org/10.34680/VERBA-2024-4(14)-48-59

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No. 4 (14) (2024): Verba. Северо-Западный лингвистический журнал

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Comparative media linguistics

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