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Research paper thumbnail of Linguistic Cues of Deception in Malaysian Online Investment Scams' Promotional Materials

GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 2023

The entire world has transitioned to a borderless information flow in this high-technology era, m... more The entire world has transitioned to a borderless information flow in this high-technology era, making communication more effective at the ease of the fingertips. However, these advantages come with various cybercrimes that can easily mislead readers and win them over to their point of view, including online investment scams. This quantitative study aims to analyse the linguistic cues of deception of investment scams' promotional materials using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. The data was gleaned from official website pages of investment scams provided by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), Central Bank of Malaysia (CBM), Financial Consumer Alert List (FCA), and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). Descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were conducted. The findings of the descriptive analysis show that the highest linguistic cue used in the online investment scam is Lifestyle. For Pearson correlation analysis, the findings show that linguistic cue for Perception significantly correlates with other linguistic cues such as Lifestyle, Social Process, Cognition, and Affect. This indicates that the linguistic cues used in online investment scams are related. The findings of the study can be used as a guide to prevent online investment scam problems in the future.

Research paper thumbnail of The Differences in Linguistic Forms Used by Men and Women

European Proceedings of Educational Sciences

This study was conducted to find the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred co... more This study was conducted to find the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred conversation topics, and polite linguistic forms used by men and women. The quantitative method was employed using descriptive statistics, where data were collected through online questionnaires. A set of questionnaires was designed to gain primary data from the respondents about the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred topics of conversation, and polite linguistic forms used by men and women. SPSS software was used to analyse data, and Cronbach's Alpha was used to check the reliability and validity of the questionnaire in each item. The findings show that women respondents applied more tag questions than men, and the most preferred conversation topics by men were current issues. Meanwhile, women love to talk about themselves, their feelings, their homes, and family. This study also found that most respondents disagreed that men are more polite than women. This evidently signifies that women demonstrate higher maturity and courtesy levels in conversational behaviour.

Research paper thumbnail of Linguistic Cues of Deception in Malaysian Online Investment Scams' Promotional Materials

GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 2023

The entire world has transitioned to a borderless information flow in this high-technology era, m... more The entire world has transitioned to a borderless information flow in this high-technology era, making communication more effective at the ease of the fingertips. However, these advantages come with various cybercrimes that can easily mislead readers and win them over to their point of view, including online investment scams. This quantitative study aims to analyse the linguistic cues of deception of investment scams' promotional materials using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. The data was gleaned from official website pages of investment scams provided by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), Central Bank of Malaysia (CBM), Financial Consumer Alert List (FCA), and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). Descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were conducted. The findings of the descriptive analysis show that the highest linguistic cue used in the online investment scam is Lifestyle. For Pearson correlation analysis, the findings show that linguistic cue for Perception significantly correlates with other linguistic cues such as Lifestyle, Social Process, Cognition, and Affect. This indicates that the linguistic cues used in online investment scams are related. The findings of the study can be used as a guide to prevent online investment scam problems in the future.

Research paper thumbnail of The Differences in Linguistic Forms Used by Men and Women

European Proceedings of Educational Sciences

This study was conducted to find the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred co... more This study was conducted to find the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred conversation topics, and polite linguistic forms used by men and women. The quantitative method was employed using descriptive statistics, where data were collected through online questionnaires. A set of questionnaires was designed to gain primary data from the respondents about the differences in linguistic forms, tag questions, preferred topics of conversation, and polite linguistic forms used by men and women. SPSS software was used to analyse data, and Cronbach's Alpha was used to check the reliability and validity of the questionnaire in each item. The findings show that women respondents applied more tag questions than men, and the most preferred conversation topics by men were current issues. Meanwhile, women love to talk about themselves, their feelings, their homes, and family. This study also found that most respondents disagreed that men are more polite than women. This evidently signifies that women demonstrate higher maturity and courtesy levels in conversational behaviour.