The times and the man as predictors of emotion and style in the inaugural addresses of U.S. presidents

Computers and the Humanities

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-272

  Whissell, Cynthia ^a   Sigelman, Lee ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4243059876     PISSN: 00104817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017569003556     Document Type: Article

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