30.3419, Books: Language and Chronology: Toner, Han (eds.)

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Subject: 30.3419, Books: Language and Chronology: Toner, Han (eds.)

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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 20:13:46
From: Clovis Jaillet [Jaillet at Brill.com]
Subject: Language and Chronology: Toner, Han (eds.)

 


Title: Language and Chronology 
Subtitle: Text Dating by Machine Learning 
Series Title: Language and Computers  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Brill
	   http://www.brill.com
	

Book URL: https://brill.com/view/title/55816 


Editor: Gregory Toner
Editor: Xiwu Han

Electronic: ISBN:  9789004410046 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 88
Hardback: ISBN:  9789004410039 Pages: 183 Price: Europe EURO 88


Abstract:

In Language and Chronology, Toner and Han apply innovative Machine Learning
techniques to the problem of the dating of literary texts. Many ancient and
medieval literatures lack reliable chronologies which could aid scholars in
locating texts in their historical context. The new machine-learning method
presented here uses chronological information gleaned from annalistic records
to date a wide range of texts. The method is also applied to multi-layered
texts to aid the identification of different chronological strata within
single copies.

While the algorithm is here applied to medieval Irish material of the period
c.700-c.1700, it can be extended to written texts in any language or alphabet.
The authors’ approach presents a step change in Digital Humanities, moving us
beyond simple querying of electronic texts towards the production of a
sophisticated tool for literary and historical studies.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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