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An analysis of bar chart usage in corpus data visualization

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|May 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/icame-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1502-5462 | Journal ISSN: 0801-5775
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 90
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025
Published on: May 27, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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