The application of growth curve modeling for the analysis of diachronic corpora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7535112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aarno Nini (0000-0003-4218-5130, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Andrea Nini (1 University of Manchester [email protected]), Claudia Corradini (0000-0002-1980-7993, Aston University, corresponding author), Carlo Corradini (0000-0001-9164-4108, 2 Aston University [email protected]), Diansheng Guo (0000-0003-3483-4153, University of South Carolina, corresponding author), J Grieve (0000-0003-3630-7349, Aston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102-125 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Dynamics and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-5824 • E-ISSN: 2210-5832 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22105832-00701001 |
| OpenAlex | W2606837609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper introduces growth curve modeling for the analysis of language change in corpus linguistics. In addition to describing growth curve modeling, which is a regression-based method for studying the dynamics of a set of variables measured over time, we demonstrate the technique through an analysis of the relative frequencies of words that are increasing or decreasing over time in a multi-billion word diachronic corpus of Twitter. This analysis finds that increasing words tend to follow a trajectory similar to the s-curve of language change, whereas decreasing words tend to follow a decelerated trajectory, thereby showing how growth curve modeling can be used to uncover and describe underlying patterns of language change in diachronic corpora
Corpus linguistics · Dynamics (music · Growth curve (statistics · Language change · Latent growth modeling · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Parallel corpora · Regression analysis · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Statistics · Trajectory · Word (group theory · Complex Network Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |