Stylometric Analysis of Book of Mormon Narrator Voices: Function-Word Classification with Translation-Layer Calibration

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Authors: Bryson Westover
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Abstract

This study uses function-word stylometry to test whether claimed narrator voices in the Book of Mormon exhibit detectably different writing styles. The analysis employs run-weighted balanced accuracy with restricted group-level permutation testing to address the small effective sample size (N=14 voice runs). A parallel analysis of Constance Garnett's translations of Russian literature calibrates whether authorial signal survives single-translator mediation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Authorship Attribution and Profiling Digital Humanities and Scholarship Mormonism Religion and History

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Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Preprint