“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict

The present study investigates the motives and intricacies of the conflict between the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary communities from a linguistic perspective. The purpose of the study is to analyse the use and the connotations of the acronyms TERF and TRA across the two groups, as well as...

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Autor principal:	Inés de la Villa Vecilla
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Publicado:	Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas 2021
Materias:	terf tra trans forums discourse foros discurso Romanic languages PC1-5498 Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar P101-410
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f9a4aa5ee9944e6eaa23321f6d220f1b2021-12-01T18:05:15Z“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict2340-9274https://doaj.org/article/f9a4aa5ee9944e6eaa23321f6d220f1b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://estudiosinterlinguisticos.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/de-la-villa-vecilla-ines.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2340-9274The present study investigates the motives and intricacies of the conflict between the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary communities from a linguistic perspective. The purpose of the study is to analyse the use and the connotations of the acronyms TERF and TRA across the two groups, as well as examining the representation of participants in USA-based forums regarding this matter. In order to tackle this issue, this paper uses WordSmith Tools to carry out a discursive-semantic analysis of the conflict and the acronyms TERF and TRA. Employing a mixed- method approach, quantitative analysis revealed that the use of these acronyms is higher in trans- exclusionary forums. Moreover, findings from the qualitative analysis shed light on the conceptualization of the conflict as a war through metaphors, and the representation of participants as enemies in the two groups. In summary, different discursive and linguistic strategies are employed in trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary forums that perpetuate and enhance the online conflict.Inés de la Villa VecillaAsociación de Jóvenes LingüistasarticleterftratransforumsdiscourseforosdiscursoRomanic languagesPC1-5498Philology. LinguisticsP1-1091Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammarP101-410ESEstudios Interlingüísticos, Vol 9, Pp 60-76 (2021)
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description	The present study investigates the motives and intricacies of the conflict between the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary communities from a linguistic perspective. The purpose of the study is to analyse the use and the connotations of the acronyms TERF and TRA across the two groups, as well as examining the representation of participants in USA-based forums regarding this matter. In order to tackle this issue, this paper uses WordSmith Tools to carry out a discursive-semantic analysis of the conflict and the acronyms TERF and TRA. Employing a mixed- method approach, quantitative analysis revealed that the use of these acronyms is higher in trans- exclusionary forums. Moreover, findings from the qualitative analysis shed light on the conceptualization of the conflict as a war through metaphors, and the representation of participants as enemies in the two groups. In summary, different discursive and linguistic strategies are employed in trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary forums that perpetuate and enhance the online conflict.
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title	“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict
title_short	“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict
title_full	“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict
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“You are a TERF”: Discursive-semantic analysis of the use of the acronyms TERF and TRA in the trans-inclusive and trans-exclusionary radical feminism conflict

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