Linguistic and Personological Features of Cobain's Lyrics: A Corpus-Based Study (Updated April 21, 2023).

This article focuses on a study analyzing the lyrics of musician Kurt Cobain to better understand suicidal intent through linguistic patterns. Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count, the study compared Cobain's lyrics with a reference corpus of late 1980s/early 1990s grunge music, identifying significant differences in psycholinguistic variables such as clout, authenticity, tone, and pronoun usage related to anxiety. The research aims to contribute to suicide risk prediction and prevention by examining language use, though no significant changes in Cobain's linguistic variables were found over time. The study is based on a preprint that has not yet undergone peer review.