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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Published in:Zutot
Authors: Sofer, Oren 1961- (Author) ; Greidinger, Nurit (Author) ; Rusinek, Sinai (Author) ; Segal, Zef 1980- (Author) ; Silber-Varod, Vered (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Zutot
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.
ISSN:1875-0214
Contains:Enthalten in: Zutot
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18750214-12171087