NLP Dictionary Building

LIWC-style dictionary building with predictive-validity testing.

Overview

Builds custom dictionaries for measuring sentiment, theoretical constructs, or other text patterns. Follows LIWC-style methodology — expanding word forms, handling multi-word expressions, auditing false positives, and testing predictive validity against a hand-coded subset. Diagnostics show where the dictionary is over- or under-firing so you can revise before publishing.

When to use

• To measure a theoretical construct in natural text
• To build a custom dictionary when off-the-shelf tools don't include your construct
• To audit an existing dictionary for precision and recall before applying it to a particular context
• To validate a new dictionary against hand-coded responses before using it in your paper

Download

Unzip into ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.codex/skills/ (Codex), then restart your CLI.

Feedback

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Email me.