PENNEBAKER'S LIWC DICTIONARY

Provalis Research is proud to announce that the latest version of the LIWC 2001 software now includes a WordStat version of its dictionary.

The LIWC program analyzes text files on a word-by-word basis, calculating percentage words that match each of several language dimensions. The dictionary is composed of 2,290 words and word stems grouped under 75 pre-set dimensions (output variables) including linguistic dimensions (e.g., percentage of articles, pronouns), word categories tapping psychological constructs (e.g., positive and negative emotions, causal words), and personal concern categories (e.g., sex, death).  The LIWC dictionary and software offers researchers in social, personality, clinical, and applied psychology a valuable tool for quantifying the rich but often slippery data provided in the form of personal narratives. The 2001 edition runs on any PC-compatible or Macintosh computer, including the Macintosh Powerbook. However, please take not that the WordStat version of the LIWC dictionary can only be used with WordStat on Windows compatible computers.

You can obtain more information on the LIWC dictionary and download sample research papers from the following web page:

        www.simstat.com/LIWC.htm

Please note that Provalis Research currently do not sell or provide support for the LIWC software. To purchase the program or obtain an upgrade to the latest version of
LIWC, please contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (see about web page).



REGRESSIVE IMAGERY DICTIONARY

The WordStat version of the Regressive Imagery Dictionary (RID) can now be downloaded for free from our web site at:

   www.simstat.com/wordstat.htm (follow the link at the bottom of the web page).

The dictionary is available in English, French, Latin, German, Swedish, and Portuguese.  A Russian version will likely be released soon.

We are also working to provide WordStat users access to other categorization dictionaries. If you have any suggestion for some dictionaries of have developed such a dictionary that you would like to be made available to other users, feel free to contact me at [log in to unmask]

INFORMAL MAIL SURVEY

We would like to invite people who have tried our WordStat content analysis software to answer a short informal survey and submit suggestions for new features. This small questionnaire takes only a few minutes to answer and consist of rating about 20 suggested new features (such as qualitative coding features, new graphical or statistical exploration tools.  Your answers will help shape the direction that we take in the future of our WordStat content analysis software.   To obtain a copy of this survey simply send a message to [log in to unmask] and we will email it back to you.

Normand Peladeau
Provalis Research
www.simstat.com