Open AccessA Linguistic View of a Twitter Apology
Author(s) -
MacKenzie Croley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of student research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-1907
DOI - 10.47611/jsr.v10i2.1230
Subject(s) - connotation , psychology , bella , order (exchange) , social psychology , linguistics , internet privacy , computer science , philosophy , physics , finance , nuclear physics , economics
This study examines a Twitter apology posted by Bella Thorne after an OnlyFans scandal of August 2020. This study broke down the language used in multiple tweets to examine the types of phrases being used, the connotation of the words used, and its overall success in serving as an apology. While the apology tweeted by Thorne has some qualities of a standard apology, the order of these conventions did not serve her apology well. Thorne also fails to show that she understands the online sex work community and reinforces a stigma of online sex work both in her actions and in the words of her apology. This study briefly highlights the importance of move structures for being successful in its genre, especially online.