termco.c: Combine Columns from a termco Object

Description

Combines the columns of a termco object. Generally intended for internal use but documented for completeness.

termco.c(termco.object, combined.columns, new.name,
    short.term = TRUE, zero.replace = NULL,
    elim.old = TRUE, percent = NULL, digits = 2)

termco.object

An object generated by either termco, termco.d or termco.c.

combined.columns

The names/indexes of the columns to be combined.

new.name

A character vector of length one to name the new combined column.

short.term

logical. If TRUE column names are trimmed versions of the match list, otherwise the terms are wrapped with 'term(phrase)'

zero.replace

Value to replace zeros with.

elim.old

logical. If TRUE eliminates the columns that are combined together by the named match.list.

percent

logical. If TRUE output given as percent. If FALSE the output is proportion.

digits

Integer; number of decimal places to round when printing.

Returns a return a list, of class "termco", of data frames and information regarding word counts:
rawraw word counts by grouping variable
propproportional word counts by grouping variable; proportional to each individual's word use
rnpa character combination data frame of raw and proportional
zero_replacevalue to replace zeros with; mostly internal use
percentThe value of percent used for plotting purposes.
digitsinteger value od number of digits to display; mostly internal use