Computational Analysis of Historical Hebrew Newspapers: Proof of Concept
This article focuses on one decade, 1874-1883, in the relatively long lifespan of the Hebrew weekly Ha-Tzefirah, which was founded in Warsaw in 1862. Applying computational tools to the study of the early Hebrew press requires a unique effort. The Hebrew language in general is distinct in its charac...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Zutot
Year: 2020, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-110 |
Further subjects: | B
Nineteenth Century
B Hebrew newspapers B computational analysis B Ha-Tzefirah |
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Summary: | This article focuses on one decade, 1874-1883, in the relatively long lifespan of the Hebrew weekly Ha-Tzefirah, which was founded in Warsaw in 1862. Applying computational tools to the study of the early Hebrew press requires a unique effort. The Hebrew language in general is distinct in its characters, morphological structure, and word order. The contribution of this proof-of-concept study is two-fold: First, computational analysis provides a long-term indication of trends in the discourse that cannot be attained through qualitative study. The second contribution is on the micro level: Computational analysis can potentially shed light, in a diachronic perspective, on the use of a specific term or the discussion of a specific geographical location. |
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ISSN: | 1875-0214 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Zutot
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18750214-12171087 |