Hashtag Adoption on Twitter: the effect of network size on Hashtag malleability
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2016-08-25
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en
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Propagation of novel language is key in studying language change. Previous studies
on linguistic representation malleability show that people with smaller networks
tend to adopt changes more. This thesis studies the eff ect of network size on changes
in language production, speci cally: adoption of hashtags on Twitter. Results show
that indeed network size significantly predicts likelihood of adoption. These findings
contribute to understanding how rare novelties are propagated among the population
and cause language to evolve.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen