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Subject:Re: What to use when analyzing text? From:Goober TechComm <techcommgoober -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:23:20 -0700 (PDT)
Hey! A college student posting to the list who
actually IS NOT asking for help with homework!!!
[APPLAUSE]
OK, so a bit over the top...
Anyhoo...
Could you be more specific about "analyze"? What are
you looking for? Are you doing a cross-compare of
buzzwords, or are you looking for repetition of
phrases? Or something else? I'm not sure there's a
tool out there that would accomodate something other
than a straight search on specific terms...
You can always convert all your Word files to HTML and
use Google's FreeSearch or University Search to do
some more advanced finds over all documents at once...
(I'm not affiliated with Google at all... I just think
it kicks butt.)
> My professor suggested I post this question to your
> list--I hope that it
> isn't too irrelevant.
>
> I am about to begin a research project where I will
> be analyzing hundreds
> of business-related letters. I know if I am looking
> for a specific word
> or phrase, I can use a feature such as "find" in
> Word and it will search
> the document for me. However, I was wondering if
> there was a program or
> technique that might allow me to analyze these
> letters in a more elegant
> way.
>
> Please feel free to email me with your response.
> Thanks.
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