Chapter 10 - Quantitative Text Analysis

Question 0

Interaction analysis

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A method of quantitative text analysis in which the researcher examines the content and function of speech acts, who talks to whom, and what kinds of acts follow each other in face-to-face interaction

Question 1

Content analysis

Answer 1

A method of quantitative text analysis in which the researcher categorizes textual units into categories that have been inductively or deductively established

Question 2

Text

Answer 2

Any segment of symbol use

Question 3

Distributional structure

Answer 3

The frequency of distribution of textual units across coding categories in content and interaction all analysis

Question 4

Interactive structure

Answer 4

A matrix of who talks to whom, derived by researchers as part of interactional analysis

Question 5

Sequential structure

Answer 5

The pattern of what follows what in interaction

Question 6

Unitizing

Answer 6

The process of segmenting the textual data into units for purposes of analysis

Question 7

Manifest content

Answer 7

In connection with content analysis, the concrete terms contained in a communication message

Question 8

Latent content

Answer 8

As used in connection with content analysis, the underlying meaning of messages