‘Trade?’ – The discourse of online sexual harmful exchanges between children

• First ever discourse analysis of online sexual harmful exchanges between children. • Quantification of tendencies of children’s discussion about child sexual abuse material CSAM). • Account of influence of contextual factors on language choices during online sexual harmful exchanges between children. • Analysis of real chatlogs, 1-2-1 and group, to examine how children navigate harmful behaviours discursively online.

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Journal of Pragmatics
Published
2026-05-29
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2026.05.002
Primary Topic
Sex work and related issues
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‘Trade?’ – The discourse of online sexual harmful exchanges between children

Leonie Themelidis, Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Keighley Perkins
Journal of Pragmatics
Sex work and related issues
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‘Trade?’ – The discourse of online sexual harmful exchanges between children

Leonie Themelidis, Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Keighley Perkins
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Abstract

• First ever discourse analysis of online sexual harmful exchanges between children. • Quantification of tendencies of children’s discussion about child sexual abuse material CSAM). • Account of influence of contextual factors on language choices during online sexual harmful exchanges between children. • Analysis of real chatlogs, 1-2-1 and group, to examine how children navigate harmful behaviours discursively online.

Journal of PragmaticsVol. 260
Swansea University (GB), Universitat Politècnica de València (ES)
Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Sex work and related issues
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