Political Communication in the Anglophone World by Sheckels Theodore F.;

Author:Sheckels, Theodore F.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Results of Verbal Content Analysis

Diction 4.0 calculates the variables for 500-word chunks of an address. Thus, for each speech, I have from two to ten sets of scores for each variable. In the figures that follow, I offer the normal range, Mandela’s range, Mandela’s average, and a note as to whether his use is high, somewhat high, normal, somewhat low, low, or inconsistent. These evaluative terms are defined as follows: high (H) and low (L) mean that Mandela’s range and average exceed the normal; somewhat high (SH) and somewhat low (SL) mean that Mandela’s range extends beyond the normal but his average falls within the normal range; normal (N) means that both Mandela’s range and average fall within the normal range; and inconsistent (I) means that, whereas the average is normal, both abnormally low and high scores occur.

If we examine these fifteen addresses, variable-by-variable, we notice interesting trends.

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