Autenticitet og attraktivitet - om vurdering af overensstemmelsen mellem forskellige semiotiske elementer i brugerprofiler på dating-appen Tinder

Authors

  • Cecilie Hjelm Hertz Københavns Universitet

Keywords:

Tinder, Identitet, Online-kommunikation, Normer, Multimodalitet

Abstract

This article investigates identity work in the reception of user profiles on the social dating app Tinder. The participants expect the profiles’ semiotic elements to interact in a way they find authentic and attractive. They expect consistency between pictures and profile text to evaluate a profile as authentic, and they use the multimodality on Tinder to support their assumptions of the profiles. Furthermore they analyse the profiles based on how these utilise the multimodal possibilities in the app. The participants decipher specific identities based on the profiles’ emblematic features. In the light of these categorizations the participants decide if they find the profile attractive, which results in a swipe left or right.

Author Biography

Cecilie Hjelm Hertz, Københavns Universitet

Cecilie er netop startet på sit første semester som cand.mag. i dansk (2017-2019). Hun har en bachelor i dansk.

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Published

2017-02-26

How to Cite

Hertz, C. H. (2017). Autenticitet og attraktivitet - om vurdering af overensstemmelsen mellem forskellige semiotiske elementer i brugerprofiler på dating-appen Tinder. Journal of Language Works - Sprogvidenskabeligt Studentertidsskrift, 2(1), 5–15. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/lwo/article/view/25692

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017)

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