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AN APPLICATION OF
COMPUTERISED CORPUS LINGUISTICS TECHNIQUES TO ANALYZE TEXTS –
A PERSONAL
CONSTRUCT THEORY PERSPECTIVE
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Bob Green |
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Queensland Forensic
Mental Health Service, Brisbane,
Australia
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Abstract
To date the analysis of personal constructs
have primarily been restricted to small data sets elicited via interviews,
repertory grids or self-characterisation sketches. Within Personal Construct
Theory (PCT) there has been growing interest in methods to analyse longer texts.
Theoretical as well as technical developments in other fields offer
opportunities to examine constructs and construing in longer texts. One such
field is computerised corpus linguistics. A brief example is provided of a
computerised analysis informed by George Kelly’s “Ways of listening”. Examples of
the analysis and practical issues associated with the approach are discussed.
Keywords: Textual analysis, personal
construct theory, constructivism, content analysis.
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About the author
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 Bob Green is a social worker working with the Queensland Forensic
Mental Health Service. He has an interest in exploring the application of personal
construct theory to different domains.
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Green, B. (2016). An application
of computerised corpus linguistics techniques to analyze texts –
a personal
construct theory perspective.
Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 13, 1-12, 2016
(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp16/green16.pdf)
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