The Linguistic Characteristics Of Manipulative And Deceptive Acts

Organisation/Company: Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca MUR Research Field: Language sciences Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3) Country: Italy Application Deadline: 14 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract: To be defined Job Status: Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The research contributes to the development of the SERICS project, Spoke 3 CSS Cyber and Social Security, and aims to develop an experimental research paradigm for the analysis of linguistic mechanisms involved in the construction and transmission of information characterised by manipulative illocutionary intent. Manipulative acts, which are present in both written and spoken language, reduce the epistemic vigilance of the receiver by inducing the formation of false beliefs. These acts are characterised by semantic vagueness, presupposed content, and indirectness. The fellow will be entrusted with the following tasks: Collecting linguistic samples of manipulative content related to written and spoken language; Transcribing and annotating the linguistic material; Categorising the main processes of deception; Conducting linguistic analysis. It is expected that the candidate will have already acquired expertise and experience in the field of linguistics. J-18808-Ljbffr