Multidimensional sentiment calculation method for Twitter based on emoticons
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
ISSN: 1742-7371
Article publication date: 1 June 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose a method of calculating the sentiment value of a tweet based on the emoticon role.
Design/methodology/approach
Classification of emoticon roles as four types showing “emphasis”, “assuagement”, “conversion” and “addition”, with roles determined based on the respective relations to sentiment of sentences and emoticons.
Findings
Clustering of users of four types based on emoticon sentiment.
Originality/value
Formalization, using regression analysis, of the relation of sentiment between sentences and emoticons in all roles.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This work was partially supported by Research Institute of Konan University, and by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24500134 and 26330347.
Citation
Yamamoto, Y., Kumamoto, T. and Nadamoto, A. (2015), "Multidimensional sentiment calculation method for Twitter based on emoticons", International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 212-232. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPCC-03-2015-0019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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