Aesop's Fables Tokens with AFINN Sentiment Scores
aesops_afinn.RdA token-level dataset of Aesop's Fables joined with the AFINN sentiment lexicon. Each row represents a word from a fable that appears in the AFINN lexicon, along with its associated numeric sentiment score.
Usage
data(aesops_afinn)Format
A tibble with one row per token and sentiment match, containing:
- fable_id
Character identifier for the fable
- title
Title of the fable
- moral
The moral or lesson associated with the fable.
- word
Tokenized word from the fable text
- value
AFINN sentiment score
Details
The AFINN lexicon assigns integer sentiment values ranging from negative to positive polarity, making this dataset well-suited for aggregated sentiment scoring and comparative analyses across fables.
References
Nielsen, F. Å. (2011). *A new ANEW: Evaluation of a word list for sentiment analysis in microblogs*. Proceedings of the ESWC Workshop on Making Sense of Microposts.