Literary Detective Work on the Computer

Author:   Michael P. Oakes (University of Wolverhampton)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   12
ISBN:  

9789027249999


Pages:   283
Publication Date:   08 May 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Computational linguistics can be used to uncover mysteries in text which are not always obvious to visual inspection. For example, the computer analysis of writing style can show who might be the true author of a text in cases of disputed authorship or suspected plagiarism. The theoretical background to authorship attribution is presented in a step by step manner, and comprehensive reviews of the field are given in two specialist areas, the writings of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and the various writing styles seen in religious texts. The final chapter looks at the progress computers have made in the decipherment of lost languages. This book is written for students and researchers of general linguistics, computational and corpus linguistics, and computer forensics. It will inspire future researchers to study these topics for themselves, and gives sufficient details of the methods and resources to get them started.

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Author:   Michael P. Oakes (University of Wolverhampton)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   12
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9789027249999


ISBN 10:   9027249997
Pages:   283
Publication Date:   08 May 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Chapter 1. Author identification; 3. Chapter 2. Plagiarism and spam filtering; 4. Chapter 3. Computer studies of Shakespearean authorship; 5. Chapter 4. Stylometric analysis of religious texts; 6. Chapter 5. Computers and decipherment; 7. References; 8. Index

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