Divergence and the Complexity of Difference in Text and Culture
Measuring how much two documents differ is a basic task in the quantitative analysis of text. Because difference is a complex, interpretive concept, researchers often operationalize difference as distance, a mathematical function that represents documents through a metaphor of physical space. Yet th...
Main Authors: | Kent Chang, Simon DeDeo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University
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Series: | Journal of Cultural Analytics |
Online Access: | http://culturalanalytics.scholasticahq.com/article/17585-divergence-and-the-complexity-of-difference-in-text-and-culture.pdf |
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