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Category: Textual Analysis

Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus
Apps, Biblical Studies, DH in Practice, New Post, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus

In my last post, I explored how to collate TEI XML transcriptions of Greek New Testament manuscripts, yielding a TEI … Continue reading Analyzing Collation Files: Apatosaurus

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

Collating Greek Manuscripts
Biblical Studies, Coding, DH in Practice, New Post, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Workflow

Collating Greek Manuscripts

Introduction In my last post, I explored tools in a software package called Criticus that helps move from transcription to … Continue reading Collating Greek Manuscripts

Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (Part 2)
Indian Studies, Online Resources, South Asian Studies, Textual Analysis

Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (Part 2)

In the first post of this series, I introduced the notion of formularity in oral poetry along with a new … Continue reading Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (Part 2)

Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (Part 1)
Indian Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis

Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (Part 1)

In my previous posts on The Digital Orientalist, I introduced two types of linguistic resources dedicated to the study of … Continue reading Combining Digital Resources to Investigate the Oral-formulaic Diction of Sanskrit Texts (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

Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Apps, Biblical Studies, Coding, Software, Textual Analysis

Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation

Introduction In my last few posts, I explored how Python could be used to do some codicological analysis of manuscripts … Continue reading Criticus: A tool to move from transcription to collation

Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
DH in General, DH in Practice, Iranian Studies, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Textual Analysis

Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript

The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts … Continue reading Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript

Some additional thoughts on regular expressions… for text analysis
Chinese Language, Coding, DH in Practice, Sinology, Textual Analysis, Topics

Some additional thoughts on regular expressions… for text analysis

In an earlier post here on The Digital Orientalist, Mariana Zorkina introduced the topic of regular expressions (or in short … Continue reading Some additional thoughts on regular expressions… for text analysis

An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting
Apps, DH in Practice, HTR, OCR, Online Resources, Syriac Studies, Textual Analysis

An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting

In previous years I have posted some interviews with different projects to trace the history of the Syriac Digital Humanities. … Continue reading An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting

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