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Category: Sinology

Cognitive Stylometry as an LLM-Based Methodology in Chinese Literary Studies
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Machine Learning, New Post, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Theory

Cognitive Stylometry as an LLM-Based Methodology in Chinese Literary Studies

Recent years have witnessed a wave of fascinating research findings in both natural and artificial intelligence. While scholars remain cautious … Continue reading Cognitive Stylometry as an LLM-Based Methodology in Chinese Literary Studies

A Brief Introduction to The Index of Tangut Literature 西夏文獻目錄 Database
New Post, Online Resources, Sinology, Tangut Studies

A Brief Introduction to The Index of Tangut Literature 西夏文獻目錄 Database

This is a guest post by Enfu Zhang. See author bio at the end of the page. As the Tangut … Continue reading A Brief Introduction to The Index of Tangut Literature 西夏文獻目錄 Database

Jingyuan Digital Platform: Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 1)
Chinese Language, New Post, Online Resources, Sinology, Software

Jingyuan Digital Platform: Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 1)

This is a guest post by Peichao Qin | University of Cambridge. Tired of struggling to find and type out complex oracle … Continue reading Jingyuan Digital Platform: Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 1)

NLP Tools for Sinology: Introducing the WYD Platform
Chinese Language, Machine Learning, New Post, Online Resources, Sinology, Textual Analysis

NLP Tools for Sinology: Introducing the WYD Platform

This entry introduces a platform that utilizes Machine Learning (ML) algorithms from the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to … Continue reading NLP Tools for Sinology: Introducing the WYD Platform

The China Biographical Database (CBDB): An Introduction and Conversation with Professor Peter Bol
Chinese Language, DH in General, New Post, Sinology

The China Biographical Database (CBDB): An Introduction and Conversation with Professor Peter Bol

The China Biographical Database The China Biographical Database (CBDB) is ‘a relational database of biographical information for China before the … Continue reading The China Biographical Database (CBDB): An Introduction and Conversation with Professor Peter Bol

Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part Two)
AI, DH in Practice, New Post, OCR, Online Resources, Sinology

Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part Two)

This is a guest post by Jiajun Zou. See bio at the end of this post. Find part one here. Part … Continue reading Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part Two)

Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part One)
AI, DH in Practice, New Post, OCR, Sinology, Visualization, Workflow

Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part One)

This is a guest post by Jiajun Zou. See bio at the end of this post. Part I Tianyige Ming … Continue reading Creating the largest Juren Dataset with ChatGPT: A Journey through Digital Humanities. (Part One)

The Magic of Philology and Indexing
Chinese Language, Conference Proceedings, DH in Practice, Sinology

The Magic of Philology and Indexing

Tracking Drug Names Across Language, Time, Space and Knowledge Domains to Produce New Visions of Traditional Medicine This is a … Continue reading The Magic of Philology and Indexing

Introduction to Programming with Chinese
Chinese Language, Coding, DH in Practice, New Post, Sinology, Workflow

Introduction to Programming with Chinese

This post was prepared together with Tilman Schalmey. Find here the tutorial files for this post. As digital technologies develop, … Continue reading Introduction to Programming with Chinese

The Shang Dynasty Has An Unexpected Ally: AI
AI, DH in Practice, Sinology

The Shang Dynasty Has An Unexpected Ally: AI

This is an account based on the articles linked throughout and at the end of the article. I thank Kevin … Continue reading The Shang Dynasty Has An Unexpected Ally: AI

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