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With Word Processing And The Internet, Computing Is Much More Part And Parcel Of The Everyday Life Of The Humanities Scholar, But Computers Can Do Much More Than Assist With Writing Or Internet Searching. This Book Introduces A Range Of Tools And Techniques For Manipulating And Analysing Electronic Texts In The Humanities. It Shows How Electronic Texts Can Be Used For The Literary Analysis, Linguistic Analysis, Authorship Attribution, And The Preparation And Publication Of Electronic Scholarly Editions. It Assesses The Ways In Which Research In Corpus And Computational Linguistics Can Feed Into Better Electronic Tools For Humanities Research. The Tools And Techniques Discussed In This Book Will Feed Into Better Internet Tools And Pave The Way For The Electronic Scholar Of The Twenty-first Century.
This book investigates the integration of computational tools and methodologies into humanities research to enhance the analysis and publication of electronic texts. Susan Hockey, a prominent figure in the field of humanities computing, draws upon her extensive experience to provide a framework for scholars to move beyond basic word processing. The text argues that computational linguistics and corpus analysis are essential components for developing sophisticated research tools in the twenty-first century.
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Experts recognize this work as a foundational text for scholars transitioning into digital humanities research. Readers frequently note the clarity of the prose, which makes complex computational concepts accessible to those without a technical background.
Page Count:
228
Publication Date:
2000-01-01
Publisher:
Oup Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191583286
ISBN-13:
9780191583285
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