re: #102 Walter L. Newton

Ok, I did a little further looking into this topic (“Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count”) and it appears that it’s more geared to using word counts to delve into the psychology of a person.

Not related to your example.

Here’s another example…

“One way human cognition is manifested is through natural language. Previous research suggests we can learn about people’s thoughts, emotions, and motives objectively through the use of linguistic analysis. Such analysis has been conducted by James Pennebaker and colleagues through the use of a computer-based coding system called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). Extending previous research, the present study examined the feasibility of the LIWC to discriminate among accounts of forensically relevant events — true, deliberately fabricated, and suggested to have occurred. Results revealed a few linguistic differences among the accounts.”

Discriminating True, Suggested, and Fabricated Accounts with the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Approach

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