Using semiotics to analyze representational complexity in social media

Mikhaeil, Christine Abdalla; Baskerville, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.infoandorg.2019.100271

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“…As the semiotics of social media are constantly changing it would be fruitful to scrutinize a greater variety of signs, pictures, and languages in future studies. This may enable a deeper understanding of the interaction order and face-work on social media, not least since emojis are frequently used in communication between influencers and followers (Abdalla and Baskerville, 2019). Another limitation is that we have not problematized Goffman's lack of temporality, as discussed by Kerrigan and Hart (2016).…”

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Social Media Influencers in Equestrian Sport

Radmann

Hedenborg

Broms

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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The study analyzes and explains the impact of social media influencers on stable cultures in Sweden and Norway, contributing to the understanding of the complex relationship between equestrian sports and social media—a relationship that is important for the welfare of horses. Since equestrianism is one of the most popular sports in Sweden and Norway, influencers' social media communication greatly impacts followers' perception of the human-animal relationship. Despite the popularity of equestrian sports, studies thereof are rare, and research combining equestrian sports and social media is almost non-existent, making this study important and relevant. The analysis focuses on the six biggest equestrian influencers in Sweden and Norway and their social media accounts. Goffman's (1967) micro-sociological perspectives, alongside previous research on social media, are used to discuss knowledge exchange, co-creation of authenticity and intimacy and sponsorship and advertisement. The influencers mainly focus their communication on horse-related issues, and their (and their followers) love of horses create the intimacy needed as a base for other messages (perceived knowledge and advertisement). The intimacy and authenticity are strengthened in the interaction between followers and influencers, and the latter receive positive feedback for their way of handling their horses' lives. The expressive order of stable culture(s) is seldom questioned and the acceptance of this order is likely to make the commercial endorsements less visible and more convincing.

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Social Media Influencers in Equestrian Sport

Radmann

Hedenborg

Broms

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…Signifier I structuralists [14], [28], [29], is a figure who has laid down the foundation of semiology in his work entitled Course de Linguistique General, offering structuralist method in the field of linguistics, which continues to experience development to the social sciences outside language as commonly referred to as "semiotics" [30]. In method perception, semiotic analysis is used to study media texts including magazine or newspaper covers, film advertisements, websites, brochures, visual images, photos, music, and so on [31]- [37].…”

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Application of Roland Barthes’ Semiotics to QS. An-Naml [27]: 44 on the Bared Legs of Queen Balqis

Anwar¹,

Nirwana²,

Rhain³

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the International Conference on Islamic and Muhammadiyah Studies (ICIMS 2022)

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In general, every woman exposed legs as a form of a symbol (sign) to be appreciated, adored, and center of attention of men. Surah an-Naml [27]: 44 also mentions the story of bared legs of a woman. Does An-Naml verse 44 have the same sign as the circumstances in general? This paper discusses the meaning of wa ka shafat 'an saqaiha, especially Surah An-Naml [27]:44 with a discussion about the meaning of bared legs of Queen Balqis. The use of Roland Barthes' semiotic theory can be carried out through two stages in the semiotic approach. The first stage is an ordinary linguistic system or denotative meaning and the second stage is a mythological system or connotative meaning. The method used in this study is qualitative with a descriptive analysis approach that uses library research data taken from books, journals, and articles related to the theme. This study found the following results: first, the linguistic system in the word wa ka shafat 'an saqaiha is not only interpreted as bared legs but it is also transcribed as an expression of Queen Balqis' belief in the water pool. Second, the mythological system in the word wa ka shafat 'an saqaiha is that Queen Balqis had a perception failure which showed her inaccuracy and lack of selectiveness in accepting the psychomotor test from Prophet Sulaiman, when she saw a palace floor made of glass, yet Queen Balqis saw it as a large pool of water. Furthermore, Prophet Sulaiman clarified the misperception of Queen Balqis that she believed Sulaiman is not just a king but a Prophet, the messenger of God. This study concludes that: first, Queen Balqis's attitude regarding her bared legs is not to attract or gain appreciation from the opposite sex but as a form of test failure given by Prophet Sulaiman, which made her in awe of Prophet Sulaiman's power and oneness of God. Second, the Queen Balqis incident implies the Prophet Sulaiman's da'wah with intelligence.

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“…More particularly, we investigate if players' in-game messaging style varies by their champion (i.e., the game character with which a player chooses to play), as they can play multiple champions. We approach the in-game chat behaviors through the lenses of vocality, valence, and toxicity, as these measures are crucial online communication behaviors (Abdalla Mikhaeil & Baskerville, 2019;Beres et al, 2021;H. S. Choi et al, 2018;Tan, 2020;J.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To investigate these matters in greater depth, we create several groups of champion characteristics, including a set of (a) objective champion characteristics that originate from the game developer's information about each champion, which we enrich via a procedure of semiotic coding (Abdalla Mikhaeil & Baskerville, 2019), and (b) subjective champion characteristics that are based on previous social psychology models (Kaye, Kowert, et al, 2017) and rated through crowdsourcing for each champion. Ultimately, we want to see if these sets of characteristics predict how players behave in their game communication, which would provide greater insight concerning the Proteus effect.…”

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confidence: 99%