Sarcasm Detection using Context Separators in Online Discourse

Pant, Kartikey; Dadu, Tanvi

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2006.00850

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“…This research underscored the potential of deep learning in capturing intricate contextual cues for sarcasm detection. Likewise, Pant and Dadu (2020) asserted the significance of context in refining the performance of modals based on contextual word embedding. Scola and Segura-Bedmar (2021) extended the application of these models beyond social media data.…”

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Sarcasm detection in online comments using machine learning

Sándor¹,

Babac²

2023

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Purpose Sarcasm is a linguistic expression that usually carries the opposite meaning of what is being said by words, thus making it difficult for machines to discover the actual meaning. It is mainly distinguished by the inflection with which it is spoken, with an undercurrent of irony, and is largely dependent on context, which makes it a difficult task for computational analysis. Moreover, sarcasm expresses negative sentiments using positive words, allowing it to easily confuse sentiment analysis models. This paper aims to demonstrate the task of sarcasm detection using the approach of machine and deep learning. Design/methodology/approach For the purpose of sarcasm detection, machine and deep learning models were used on a data set consisting of 1.3 million social media comments, including both sarcastic and non-sarcastic comments. The data set was pre-processed using natural language processing methods, and additional features were extracted and analysed. Several machine learning models, including logistic regression, ridge regression, linear support vector and support vector machines, along with two deep learning models based on bidirectional long short-term memory and one bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT)-based model, were implemented, evaluated and compared. Findings The performance of machine and deep learning models was compared in the task of sarcasm detection, and possible ways of improvement were discussed. Deep learning models showed more promise, performance-wise, for this type of task. Specifically, a state-of-the-art model in natural language processing, namely, BERT-based model, outperformed other machine and deep learning models. Originality/value This study compared the performance of the various machine and deep learning models in the task of sarcasm detection using the data set of 1.3 million comments from social media.

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confidence: 99%