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Language and chronology : text dating by machine learning

Toner, Gregory, author, Han, Xiwu, author

Overview

\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Brill
• Subject: Irish literature Middle Irish, 1100-1550 Dating. / Irish literature Middle Irish, 1100-1550 Criticism, Textual. / Manuscript dating Methodology. / Machine learning Technique.
• ISBN: 9789004410039, 9004410031

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PB1322.L36 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE