Angela Zottola

Biographic Data

ID889993
NAMEAngela Zottola
GIVEN NAMESAngela
FAMILY NAMEZottola
SIGNATUREZOTTOLA A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Turin
ORCID0000-0003-2356-5023
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS17
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Corpus Analysis of Hate Speech and Extremist Language

    Open AccessAngela ZottolaCHAPTEREncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics2026

    Hate speech and extremist language are discriminatory and violent forms of communication that target marginalized communities through the use of specific semiotic practices. Over the past decade, tools from Corpus Linguistics have been instrumental in studying these forms of language, focusing on their distinctive linguistic and discursive features, how they spread and gain popularity, methods for detection, and possible strategies for prevention…

  • Corpora and Digital Humanities

    Open AccessAntonio Fruttaldo, Angela ZottolaCHAPTEREncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics2025

    This chapter discusses the relationship that has developed over the years between two distinct fields of study—an epistemological approach to research in the humanities and a more methodological approach in linguistic research. This relationship has made possible the analysis of multiple aspects of language use from a literary, cultural, sociological, and historical perspective. In other words, the following pages will briefly explore how Digital…

  • Intersecting inequalities: Towards a Critical Discursive Approach

    Eleonora Esposito, Carolina Pérez-Arredondo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gender Studies2025References: 31

    This introduction to the Special Issue delves into the intersection of critical discursive approaches and intersectionality in the study of language, gender, and societal inequalities. It traces the evolution of gender and language studies, with a focus on how discursive methodologies have facilitated the examination of the material consequences of discourse, particularly in relation to power, gender, and social structures. The aim of this Specia…

  • Intersecting hostilities around the European migration crisis: The case of Carola Rackete and the Sea-Watch 3

    Eleonora Esposito, Angela ZottolaARTICLECritical Discourse Studies2024Cited by: 1References: 24

    On June 29, 2019, Carola Rackete docked the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in defiance of a ban imposed by Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The migrants rescued by the Sea-Watch 3 had been blocked at sea for the previous two weeks, making it to international headlines and sparking a heated debate around sovereignty and humanitarianism in the face of the European migration crisis. On her arrival, Rackete was …

  • The Anthropocene: Genesis of a term and popularization in the press

    Open AccessAngela Zottola, Claudio De MajoARTICLEText and Talk2022

    The term Anthropocene first appeared in 2000 when scientists Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer attempted to define the environmental effects of anthropic activities. Since then, it has become a widespread, but also controversial, term in the academic community. As environmental discourses increasingly permeate our lives, it has trespassed the borders of scholarly traditions, becoming acknowledged in popular culture. Bearing in mind the pivotal rol…

  • Conspiracy Theory Discourses

    Massimiliano Demata, Virginia Zorzi et al.BOOKConspiracy Theory Discourses2022

  • Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free‐text autobiographical narratives

    Open AccessAngela Zottola, Lucy Jones et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2021

    BACKGROUND: This paper presents an analysis of 32 narratives written by patients waiting for assessment at a transgender health clinic (THC) in England. Narratives are autobiographical free texts, designed to allow patients to describe in their own words their experiences of their gender identity and/or transition prior to a clinic appointment, as part of the assessment process. OBJECTIVE: Narratives were analysed to identify actions prospective …

  • Being Sophia Burset: Communicating Trans Identity in Orange is the New Black

    Open AccessAngela ZottolaARTICLEOnline Journal of Communication…2021

    This article discusses the creation of a discursive space for trans identity in the TV series Orange is the New Black. It explores the ways in which the character of Sophia Burset is defined discursively and through the linguistic choices made by the scriptwriter in designing the script. The analysis compares the original English dialogue and its dubbed Italian adaptation. It highlights two major patterns which reveal how cisgender characters in …

  • Transgender Identities in the Press: A Corpus-based Discourse Analysis

    Angela ZottolaBOOKTransgender Identities in the Press2021Cited by: 6

    Cover -- Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transgender identities and the press -- 3 A matter of choices: Identity labels in English -- 4 Semantic prosodies in the press -- 5 Differences and similarities in the representation of trans identities -- 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index

  • Transgender identity labels in the British press: A corpus-based discourse analysis

    Angela ZottolaARTICLEJournal of Language and Sexuality2018Cited by: 10References: 34

    This contribution focuses on the linguistic representation of transgender people in the British press, through the analysis of a corpus of newspaper articles collected between 2013 and 2015. Within the framework of Queer Linguistics and Corpus-based Discourse Analysis, this study analyses the linguistic choices retraceable in the corpus under investigation, conveying a given representation of transgender individuals as social subjects. The analys…