What is it about?
We provide a comprehensive survey of algorithms for the detection of figurative language in social networks spanning sarcasm, irony, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, humor, and satire.
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Why is it important?
Identifying figurative language is important to understand the underlying sentiment for social media posts, e.g., for Tweets.
Perspectives
The survey puts in one place the current state-of-the-art in figurative language detection.
Prof. Mohammed J Zaki
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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This page is a summary of: A Survey of Figurative Language and Its Computational Detection in Online Social Networks, ACM Transactions on the Web, February 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3375547.
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