A Systemic Dynamics Model of Text Production
| Autor: | Giacomo Patrocinio Figueredo, Grazziela P. Figueredo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
050101 languages & linguistics
Linguistics and Language Computer science 05 social sciences 01 natural sciences Industrial engineering Language and Linguistics Quantitative model 010305 fluids & plasmas Unit (housing) Dynamics (music) 0103 physical sciences Production (economics) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences |
| ISSN: | 0929-6174 1744-5035 |
| Popis: | This paper introduces a quantitative model of text as it unfolds in time. The model conceptualizes text as a functional unit of language. This organization can be difficult to identify because it forms complex patterns of linguistic laws, probability and dynamics. These patterns are covert configurations and need complex methods to be investigated. One such method is to draw from qualitative frameworks derived from the quantitative properties of language. Previous studies (Plum & Cowling, 1987; Rybicki & Eder, 2011; Zhang & Liu, 2017) have shown that covert configurations can be obtained through qualitative frameworks. When dynamics is considered, however, a model of text production including the variable time is needed. This paper therefore aims at addressing this research gap by proposing a dynamics model of text unfolding. It draws from systemic theory and models its categories quantitatively. Time is introduced as variation of choice. The model is applied to a sample of text. Results show how individual choices contribute to text unfolding – describing the amount of meanings at any given moment in text time. In addition, the dynamic accumulation indicates core characteristics of a text, which can be further explored in text behavior and typology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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