Denialist groups from academia
Although the COVID-19 infodemic is normally associated with social media, academic discourse has been a mainstay of denialist groups around the world as they propagate disinformation about the pandemic.
These movements often cite controversial treatment as the basis for their claims, arguing against recommendations based on verifiable scientific evidence put forth by governing bodies and health organisations.
The infodemic in academic discourse
Few studies, thus far, have addressed the infodemic in academic discourse. By employing a Lexical Multidimensional (LMD) Analysis we show that, despite requiring academic terms for validation, the vocabulary used in Controversial treatments (CT) is fundamentally different from that of Endorsed treatment (ET) and both rely on distinct collocations of these vocabulary items. The distinctions observed reflect the fact that CT and ET are distinct meaning-making systems, each driven by its own ideology, history, and motivations.
Short biographies
Tony Berber Sardinha is a professor with the Language Sciences and Philosophy Dept, São Paulo Catholic University, Brazil. He has published numerous books and research articles, and is on the board of several journals and book collections. His interests are corpus linguistics, metaphor analysis, and applied linguistics.
Paula Tavares Pinto is a researcher in linguistics at São Paulo State University (UNESP). Her research areas are Translation Studies, Terminology, Corpus Linguistics, Teacher Training Programs and English for Specific and Academic Purposes.
International perspectives on corpora for education: Pinto on corpora and UN Sustainable Goals
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