Drawing on social approval as a linguistic strategy: a discourse semantic analysis of judgement evaluation in suspected online romance scammer dating profiles

Online romance fraud is a crime carried out largely using language, as the victim and scammer typically do not meet in person in their entire interaction. As a language-enabled crime, a linguistic analysis of scam communication can shed light on how language is used to attract victims and influence...

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Main Authors: Lee, Kam-Fong, Chan, Mei Yuit, Mohamad Ali, Afida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107410/1/107410.pdf