A connective differentiation of textual production in interaction networks

TL;DR

This study investigates how textual production varies across different network positions in interaction networks, analyzing correlations between linguistic features and network topology.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of the relationship between textual features and network topological sectors in interaction networks.

Findings

Peripheral, intermediary, and hub sectors show distinct linguistic patterns.

Correlations between textual and topological measures vary across network sectors.

Principal component analysis reveals underlying relationships among measures.

Abstract

This paper explores textual production in interaction networks, with special emphasis on its relation to topological measures. Four email lists were selected, in which measures were taken from the texts participants wrote. Peripheral, intermediary and hub sectors of these networks were observed to have discrepant linguistic elaborations. For completeness of exposition, correlation of textual and topological measures were observed for the entire network and for each connective sector. The formation of principal components is used for further insights of how measures are related.