Fifteen discourse themes manually annotated from the top 1,000 keywords by two independent linguists. Click any theme to explore its content and an example tweet.
LIWC-2015 applied to the Arabic corpus using a custom-translated Arabic dictionary reveals stable analytical structure alongside intense negative affect.
Summary Variables
Dominant Psychological Categories
Stylo cluster analysis grouped weekly tweet files into distinct phases. Click on any week or drag the slider to explore how discourse evolved from distant observation to pandemic fatigue.
Word size reflects corpus frequency. Country mentions reflect mortality tracking, geopolitical blame, conspiracy framing, and regional health concerns. Hover to explore.
Attribution theory frames how Arabic-speaking users assigned causal responsibility for COVID-19. Select a target to explore the discourse patterns the study identified.