A Statistical Study of lyrics of “Huar” from Northwest China

• Main Authors: Xu Yan, Tang Qianqian, Yuan Ying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
• Series: E3S Web of Conferences
• Online Access: https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/66/e3sconf_icgec2021_02016.pdf

As an intangible cultural heritage, “Huar” from Northwest China is a folk song created and shared by many ethnic groups in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces. It is a precious card of Chinese national culture. However, current research on “Huar” is mainly based on qualitative methods. This paper uses statistical methods to study the lyrics of “Huar". First, the word frequency of the lyrics of “Huar” is analysed statistically. Then, the lyrics of Hezhou Huar and Taomin Huar are compared and analysed from the perspective of quantitative linguistics ("Huar” mainly includes Hezhou Huar and Taomin Huar). By comparing three quantitative indicators, it is concluded that the lexical richness of Taomin Huar is higher than that of Hezhou Huar. Based on the frequency distribution of parts of speech, the similarities and differences of the use of parts of speech between Hezhou Huar and Taomin Huar are found. This paper uses statistical methods to analyse “Huar", which has certain research value and social value.