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Category: Chinese Language

Can we really trust Digital Humanities?
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology, Theory

Can we really trust Digital Humanities?

When I write posts about Digital Humanities, be that here or in my blog in Russian, I tend to talk … Continue reading Can we really trust Digital Humanities?

Chinese Language, Sinology, Software, Textual Analysis

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Sentence Filtering

Following my first post for the Digital Orientalist on the topic of OpenRefine, in this post I would like to share … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Sentence Filtering

The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part II)
Chinese Language, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Visualization

The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part II)

Voyant Tools is a website that allows text analysis in multiple languages with handy, easy-to-learn digital tools. In my earlier … Continue reading The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part II)

Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography
Chinese Language, Sinology

Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography

My previous posts introduced a series of online resources and databases that have become essential tools for the study of … Continue reading Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography

The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part I)
Chinese Language, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Visualization

The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part I)

Voyant Tools is a popular website that offers a series of text analysis tools for examining word frequencies, patterns, and … Continue reading The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part I)

Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two
Chinese Language, Online Resources, Sinology

Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two

My previous post introduced a fundamental bit of knowledge to work with online resources for Chinese Palaeography, namely the difference between graphs … Continue reading Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two

Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages
Chinese Language, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Sinology, Workflow

Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages

Many readers will likely be aware of the Digital Orientalist’s Keyboard Layouts (launched in 2014 and improved upon in 2017) … Continue reading Making Custom Keyboard Layouts to Transliterate East Asian Languages

Defining word boundaries for Modern and Classical Chinese
Chinese Language, Coding, Online Resources, Sinology, Software, Textual Analysis

Defining word boundaries for Modern and Classical Chinese

Basic corpus analysis is an amazing way to start exploring digital humanities. What could be easier? One just needs to … Continue reading Defining word boundaries for Modern and Classical Chinese

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)
Buddhist Studies, Chinese Language, DH in General, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)

In my previous post about the text-matching database BuddhaNexus, I corresponded with project co-director Orna Almogi, who described the promise … Continue reading Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Punctuation Removal
Chinese Language, Online Resources, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Punctuation Removal

So you have heard about some cool text analysis tools that identify word frequencies, generate word clouds, and look for … Continue reading Data Cleaning Chinese Text with OpenRefine: Punctuation Removal

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