Papers by Mariya Lazarova
Modeling Language Usage and Listener Engagement in Podcasts (2021.acl-long)
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| Challenge: | linguistic factors such as vocabulary diversity, distinctiveness, emotion, and syntax are highly predictive of engagement in podcasts, but little research has been done into how they contribute to overall listener engagement. |
| Approach: | They build models with different textual representations to test popular wisdom about stylistic elements in high-engagement podcasts, corroborating some pieces of advice and adding new perspectives on others. |
| Outcome: | The proposed models show that stylistic features are highly predictive of engagement for podcasts with low absolute streams than for the most popular podcasts. |