Pouring Your Heart Out: Investigating the Role of Figurative Language in Online Expressions of Empathy

Abstract

Empathy is a social mechanism used to support and strengthen emotional connection with others, including in online communities. However, little is currently known about the nature of these online expressions, nor the particular factors that may lead to their improved detection. In this work, we study the role of a specific and complex subcategory of linguistic phenomena, figurative language, in online expressions of empathy.

Year of Publication
2024
Date Published
01
Publisher
Association for Computational Linguistics