Language and Chronology: Text Dating by Machine Learning

by Gregory Toner

In Language and Chronology, Toner and Han apply innovative Machine Learning techniques to the problem of the dating of literary texts. Many ancient and medieval literatures lack reliable chronologies which could aid scholars in locating texts in their historical context. The new machine-learning method presented here uses chronological information gleaned from annalistic records to date a wide range of texts. The method is also applied to multi-layered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004410031
• ISBN13: 9789004410039
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"