Datorbaserad innehållsanalys

This report describes a Swedish contribution to computer-based content analysis research. The method is compared to international conventions regarding the treatment of text for computer-based analysis. An account is given of how a dictionary can be built up on the basis of the Swedish language. The coding of the text is based on a theory about thought structures and the report describes the way in which this theory can be converted into a system for coding concepts and relations. The system of rules is then put in relation to a theory about the simulation of cognitive and emotional structures. The capacity of the system of rules for analysis on different hierarchical levels is presented.