Avicii’s S.O.S.: A psychobiographical approach and corpus-based discourse analysis on suicidal ideation

Q2 Arts and Humanities
Aiden Yeh, Pham Thi Minh Trang
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Abstract This study explored the linguistic patterns and discourse on suicide of the Swedish artist Avicii. Focusing on key events in his life, career, and compositions, a triangulation of data sources was employed grounded on psychobiographical research framework and corpus-based discourse analysis. Texts with reference to suicidal risk factors were then evaluated based on the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide to establish linguistic representations of emotional distress and suicidal ideation. The findings suggest that lexical features associated with mental health struggles, that is, high volume of first-person deixis and death-themed linguistic references, were evident in his writing. There were substantial implications of his predisposition to mental stress and his call for help, his S.O.S. This study helps in further understanding the language and discourse of artists like Avicii on the immense dislocation of emotions and the complexities of navigating (inter)personal relationships.
艾维奇的s.o.s.:自杀意念的心理传记方法与基于语料库的话语分析
摘要本研究探讨了瑞典艺术家阿维西关于自杀的语言模式和话语。围绕他生活、职业和写作中的关键事件,基于心理传记研究框架和基于语料库的话语分析,采用了数据来源的三角测量法。然后,基于自杀的人际心理理论,对涉及自杀风险因素的文本进行评估,以建立情绪困扰和自杀意念的语言表征。研究结果表明,与心理健康斗争相关的词汇特征,即大量的第一人称指示语和以死亡为主题的语言参考,在他的作品中表现得很明显。这项研究有助于进一步理解像Avicii这样的艺术家关于情感的巨大错位和驾驭(人际)关系的复杂性的语言和话语。
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Psychology of Language and Communication
Psychology of Language and Communication Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics
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