The presence of Catalan in digital platforms: the case of Twitch and TikTok
Despite the relevance of Internet and social media among the youngest population, there have been few studies that focus on the use of Catalan in these contexts. In this paper, we carry out a qualitative analysis of the current situation of the Catalan language on TikTok and Twitch, two platforms th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Caracol (São Paulo. Online) |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/193013 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/caracol/article/view/193013 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lenguas minoritarias Internet Catalán Redes sociales Plataformas digitales Minority languages Catalan Social networks Digital platforms |
| Sumario: | Despite the relevance of Internet and social media among the youngest population, there have been few studies that focus on the use of Catalan in these contexts. In this paper, we carry out a qualitative analysis of the current situation of the Catalan language on TikTok and Twitch, two platforms that have grown significantly in the past few years. Twitch offers the chance to create specialized content, while on TikTok the use of an array of hashtags, but #estiktokat in particular, ensures the indexicality of the videos. These results show that content creators that use Catalan as their language participate actively in these platforms and have developed strategies in order to ensure that content in Catalan is created and that is accessible to other users. |
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