Chapter 1

Challenges of Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks

An Overview

F.A. Pozzia; E. Fersinib; E. Messinab; B. Liuc    a SAS Institute Srl, Milan, Italyb University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italyc University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract

In this chapter we provide some background knowledge for the sentiment analysis research field, subsequently providing an overview of the current challenges related to the social network environment. The main content of the chapter is devoted to introducing the reader to some preliminary concepts, which are further detailed in the subsequent chapters.

Keywords

Sentiment analysis; Opinion mining; Social networks; Objective sentences; Subjective sentences; Explicit opinions; ...

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