This paper presents an overview of some recent developments in the clause-based content analysis of linguistic data. It introduces network analysis of evaluative texts, the analysis of cognitive maps, and linguistic content analysis. The focus is on the types of substantive inferences afforded by the three approaches. Keywords: content analysis, text analysis, computer programs.
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