This page contains data and the main analysis for Sóskuthy & Hay (2017) "Changing word usage predicts changing word durations in New Zealand English". Here's a brief description of the files:
- **big_dia.csv**: the raw data for the control model in csv format (see section 6.1 in the paper)
- **big_dia.rds**: the same data set in rds format for quick loading in R
- **nz_word_durations_analysis.r**: the main analysis from the paper including both the control model and the treatment model
- **control_full_ML.rds**: a saved version of the fitted control model that can be loaded directly in R