From dogwhistles to bullhorns: Unveiling coded rhetoric with language models
Dogwhistles are coded expressions that simultaneously convey one meaning to a broad
audience and a second one, often hateful or provocative, to a narrow in-group; they are …
audience and a second one, often hateful or provocative, to a narrow in-group; they are …
[HTML][HTML] All the more reasons: Mismatches in topoi in dialogue
In this paper, we show how topoi warrant inferences for interpreting and producing dialogue
contributions, particularly in the case of enthymemes where the conclusion does not …
contributions, particularly in the case of enthymemes where the conclusion does not …
[PDF][PDF] Can political dogwhistles be predicted by distributional methods for analysis of lexical semantic change?
We show that meaning shifts in political dogwhistle expressions (DWEs) are explained by
the expressions changing with regard to their “hidden”(in-group) and “public”(out-group) …
the expressions changing with regard to their “hidden”(in-group) and “public”(out-group) …
The utility of (political) dogwhistles–a life cycle perspective
The term dogwhistle refers to an expression conveying a message to a subset of an
audience which is not perceived by the rest of the group, in addition to a primary meaning …
audience which is not perceived by the rest of the group, in addition to a primary meaning …
[PDF][PDF] Getting beyond a joke: Accommodation and mismatches in humour
To interpret utterances in interaction, we use common-sense inferences linking background
knowledge, beliefs and context to the ongoing dialogue. How a particular utterance should …
knowledge, beliefs and context to the ongoing dialogue. How a particular utterance should …