The psychological meaning of words: LIWC and computerized text analysis methods

Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 24 - 54
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Abstract
We are in the midst of a technological revolution whereby, for the first time, researchers can link daily word use to a broad array of real-world behaviors. This article reviews several computerized text analysis methods and describes how Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) was created and validated. LIWC is a transparent text analysis program that counts words in psychologically meaningful categories. Empirical results using LIWC...
Paper Details
Title
The psychological meaning of words: LIWC and computerized text analysis methods
Published Date
Mar 1, 2010
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
24 - 54
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