Essays about: "language and space"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 240 essays containing the words language and space.

  1. 1. Persuading others using language online

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Karolina Hagerman; [2024]
    Keywords : persuasion; language; persuasive communication; reddit; communication accomodation theory; language attributes; sentiment; lexical diversity;

    Abstract : This study explores the dynamics of persuasive communication within the context of the r/AmItheAsshole subreddit, a platform that serves as a space for individuals to share real-life conflicts, inviting impartial judgments from the Reddit community, so-called flairs. Grounded in Communication Accommodation Theory and existing research on persuasion, the study explores the impact of language attributes on persuasive outcomes, using hypothesis testing to determine significant differences between the different flairs and two broader binary categories of blame. READ MORE

  3. 2. Topological regularization and relative latent representations

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alejandro García Castellanos; [2023]
    Keywords : Algebraic Topology; Large Language Models; Relative Representation; Representation Learning; Model Stitching; Topological DataAnalysis; Zero-shot; Algebraisk topologi; Stora språkmodeller; Relativ representation; Representationsinlärning; Modell sömmar; Topologisk dataanalys; Zero-shot;

    Abstract : This Master's Thesis delves into the application of topological regularization techniques and relative latent representations within the realm of zero-shot model stitching. Building upon the prior work of Moschella et al. READ MORE

  4. 3. “I Feel so at Home in This Subreddit" : A Netnographic Analysis of the Fan Subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries and Its Community-Building Aspects

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Marlene Penn; [2023]
    Keywords : The Last of Us; fandom; online fan community; Reddit; netnography; communication; community building;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the online fan community of the HBO series The Last of Us on the social media platform Reddit. Within this study, the fans’ communication practices on the subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries are researched and analyzed from a community-building perspective. The subreddit was observed employing a netnographic approach. READ MORE

  5. 4. The German Imigrants in New Knoxville, Ohio

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Birgitta Sundell-Rånby; [2023]
    Keywords : Agriculture; German immigration; habitus; historic archaeology; landscape archaeology; Agrikultur; tyska immigranter; habitus; historisk arkeologi; landskaps arkeologi;

    Abstract : America is a nation of immigrants and all immigrants brought culture with them. There is not one American culture. Many Ohioans are descended from German ancestors, their German heritage is still present in the cultural and social landscapes. German immigrants came to America in search of farmland and independence. READ MORE

  6. 5. Domain Knowledge and Representation Learning for Centroid Initialization in Text Clustering with k-Means : An exploratory study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : David Yu; [2023]
    Keywords : Natural language processing; Sentiment analysis; Clustering; Language model; Transformer; Heuristic; Språkteknologi; Sentimentanalys; Klustering; Språkmodell; Transformer; Heuristik;

    Abstract : Text clustering is a problem where texts are partitioned into homogeneous clusters, such as partitioning them based on their sentiment value. Two techniques to address the problem are representation learning, in particular language representation models, and clustering algorithms. READ MORE