대한항공–아시아나항공 기업결합에 관한 온라인 담론 구조 분석 : 유튜브 댓글의 의미연결망을 중심으로
Analysis of Online Discourse Structure on the Korean Air–Asiana Airlines Merger : Focusing on the Semantic Network of YouTube Comments
This study analyzed the structure of online discourse that emerged during the planning and regulatory review of the Korean Air–Asiana Airlines merger. To this end, 316 YouTube comments posted between November 2020 and April 2024 were collected. After preprocessing, the data comprised 982 total keyword occurrences and 355 unique keywords. Keyword frequency and semantic network analyses based on document-level co-occurrence were conducted to identify major issues and structural relationships among key terms. Merger opposition, monopoly concerns, airfare increases, consumers, and airport slots were among the most frequently mentioned keywords. In the semantic network, merger opposition showed the highest Total Link Strength (TLS), while merger opposition and monopoly concerns both exhibited the highest degree. The strongest co-occurrence was observed between merger opposition and monopoly concerns, with other major connections involving airfare increases, consumers, and airport slots. These findings indicate that online discourse during the merger planning and regulatory review period involved interconnected discussions of market concentration, airfares, consumers, and aviation resource allocation. The observed relationships represent structural associations rather than causal relationships. As the data were limited to voluntarily posted YouTube comments, the findings cannot be generalized to the perceptions of airline consumers as a whole or to public opinion beyond the analyzed period. This study contributes to understanding online discourse surrounding airline mergers by empirically identifying major issues and their structural relationships during the merger planning and regulatory review process.
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Abstract 1. 서론 2. 이론적 배경 2.1 항공사 기업결합과 시장경쟁 2.2 온라인 담론과 유튜브 댓글 2.3 의미연결망 분석과 온라인 담론 구조 3. 연구방법 3.1 자료수집 및 분석대상 3.2 데이터 전처리 3.3 분석방법 4. 분석결과 및 논의 4.1 핵심 키워드 분석 4.2 의미연결망의 핵심 구조 4.3 주요 키워드 간 동시출현 관계 4.4 종합 논의 5. 결론 References