Martin Canaan Mafunda
Biographic Data
| ID | 10619249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Canaan Mafunda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin Canaan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mafunda |
| SIGNATURE | MAFUNDA M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | MartDat Analytics Pvt Ltd Durban South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How language divides
Polarization is typically conceptualized as increasing distance between opposing attitudes. We argue instead that it unfolds through asymmetries in the group‐differentiating power of opinion language. In public discourse, actors use distinctive linguistic repertoires to signal alignment, mark boundaries, and render opinion landscapes intelligible. Conventional attitude scales estimate the distributions of private belief but cannot capture how the…
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How language divides
Polarization is typically conceptualized as increasing distance between opposing attitudes. We argue instead that it unfolds through asymmetries in the group‐differentiating power of opinion language. In public discourse, actors use distinctive linguistic repertoires to signal alignment, mark boundaries, and render opinion landscapes intelligible. Conventional attitude scales estimate the distributions of private belief but cannot capture how the…
Discourse analysis (1 work) · Divergence (linguistics) (1 work) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (1 work) · Motivated reasoning (1 work) · Multilingual Education and Policy (1 work) · Normative (1 work) · Polarization (electrochemistry) (1 work) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (1 work) · Power (physics) (1 work) · Public opinion (1 work)