Unveiling romance in categories: exploring compatibility in Tinder conversations.
This article uses membership categorization analysis to investigate the discursive practices of unacquainted, matched Tinder users in chat conversations, in the process of developing a potential romantic relationship. Drawing on data from 157 Spanish Tinder conversations, we examine the identificati...
| Publicado en: | Text & Talk Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 357 - 382 |
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De Gruyter
May2026
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