Conference Paper Published

Comparing Professional and Common Literary Critics Using Multi-Dimensional Analysis

Yang, Y., Huang, C.-R., & Wang, Y. (2024). Comparing Professional and Common Literary Critics Using Multi-Dimensional Analysis. In Proceedings of the 38th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, 1350-1359.

URL: https://aclanthology.org/2024.paclic-1.132/

Abstract

This study uses multi-dimensional analysis to explore the linguistic features of literary criticism by professional critics and common readers. We analyzed 68 linguistic features to identify patterns and differences in critical discourse. The findings show that professional critics tend to be more informational, explanatory, evidence-based, and focused, while common critics are generally less organized, more personal, and dispersed. Understanding these disparities helps bridge the gap between academic and public discourse, establishing a mutual basis for communication and positive interaction, and provides practical guidance for making literary criticism more accessible.