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Hashtag Analogies: How Social Media Influences Language

Thank you for taking part in our survey. We will ask you questions about Hashtag Analogies. This survey will take 5-10 minutes.

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Section 1: Demographic Information

1

How old are you?

2

What is your gender?

3

What is your primary location?

(Country/Region)

Section 2: General hashtag usage

4

Which Social Media platforms do you use hashtags on?

Select all that apply
5

How often do you use hashtags when posting on Social Media?

6

Have you used certain hashtags or keywords to find specific content?

7

When using hashtags do you tend to create new hashtags or use existing or trending ones?

Section 3: Awareness and use of analogical hashtags 

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Have you noticed trends where hashtags with a similar structure or theme are used?

9

Do you ever modify or adapt a popular hashtag to fit your specific context?

Section 4: Sociocultural influence and perception 

10

Have you noticed any hashtags specific to your culture or region?

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Do you believe that adapting a hashtag changes its meaning?

(e.g., adding a location or context-specific word)
12

Do you think certain movements or social causes lead to more analogical changes in hashtags

(e.g. #BlackLivesMatter leading to #AllLivesMatter)

Section 5: Motivations and viral spread 

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What motivates you to create or use a modified version of an existing hashtag?

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Do you think analogical changes of a popular hashtag can weaken the original meaning

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Why do you think some hashtags variations go viral while others don‘t?