Using LIWC and Coh-Metrix to investigate gender differences in linguistic styles

Applied Natural Language Processing: Identification, Investigation and Resolution

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 545-556

  Bell, Courtney M ^a   McCarthy, Philip M ^b   McNamara, Danielle S ^c  

^a Northwest Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890542151     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-741-8.ch032     Document Type: Chapter

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