LIWC2015 categories and subcategories with example words.
| Category | Abbrev | Examples | # of words in the category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary language variables | |||
| Analytical thinking | Analytic | – | – |
| Total function words | funct | it, to, no, very | 491 |
| Total pronouns | pronoun | I, them, itself | 153 |
| Articles | article | a, an, the | 3 |
| Prepositions | prep | to, with, above | 74 |
| Auxiliary verbs | auxverb | am, will, have | 141 |
| Common Adverbs | adverb | very, really | 140 |
| Conjunctions | conj | and, but, whereas | 43 |
| Negations | negate | no, not, never | 62 |
| Psychological processes | |||
| Affective processes | affect | happy, cried | 1393 |
| Positive emotion | posemo | love, nice, sweet | 620 |
| Negative emotion | negemo | hurt, ugly, nasty | 744 |
| Personal concerns | |||
| Work | work | job, majors, xerox | 444 |
| Leisure | leisure | cook, chat, movie | 296 |
| Home | home | kitchen, landlord | 100 |
| Money | money | audit, cash, owe | 226 |
| Religion | relig | altar, church | 174 |
| Death | death | bury, coffin, kill | 74 |
| Category | Abbrev | Examples | # of words in the category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical thinking | Analytic | – | – |
| funct | it, to, no, very | 491 | |
| Total pronouns | pronoun | I, them, itself | 153 |
| Articles | article | a, an, the | 3 |
| Prepositions | prep | to, with, above | 74 |
| Auxiliary verbs | auxverb | am, will, have | 141 |
| Common Adverbs | adverb | very, really | 140 |
| Conjunctions | conj | and, but, whereas | 43 |
| Negations | negate | no, not, never | 62 |
| Affective processes | affect | happy, cried | 1393 |
| Positive emotion | posemo | love, nice, sweet | 620 |
| Negative emotion | negemo | hurt, ugly, nasty | 744 |
| Personal concerns | |||
| Work | work | job, majors, xerox | 444 |
| Leisure | leisure | cook, chat, movie | 296 |
| Home | home | kitchen, landlord | 100 |
| Money | money | audit, cash, owe | 226 |
| Religion | relig | altar, church | 174 |
| Death | death | bury, coffin, kill | 74 |
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