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Lecturer(s)
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Benešová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Zámečník Hadwiger Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Matlach Vladimír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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(1) Introduction to quantitative linguistics, history of quantitative analysis of language (2) Units, data, hypothesis, sample set processing algorithm (3) Phonology euphony, assonance, alliteration, aggregation (4) Word - frequency, rank, frequency distribution, Zipf's law (5) Word - point characteristics, Frumkina's law (6) Sentence - length, syntactic properties, power law (7) Content analysis (8) Syntax beyond the sentence - units, dynamism, the nature of text (9) Menzerath Altmann law, the fractal nature of text (10) Linear structures - Lyapunov coefficient, Hurst indicator (11) Text comparison (12) Relations to other fields - theory of information, neurolinguistics, biosemiotics etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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A follow-up of Empirical research methods, the course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and methods of research in quantitative linguistics. This is done through reading of research materials, attending lectures and participating in a discussion. All language levels will be targeted. Students will be instructed to adhere to a correct methodology when analyzing a sample set of linguistic data, especially when identifying elementary sample units. Students may consider following this theoretical course taking one of the more specific courses (Mathematical text modeling 1 and 2, Menzerath Altmann Law 1 and 2).
Be introduced to the history of quantitative linguistics, some of its methods and the reason for going quantitative in linguistics Get familiar with basic quantitative linguistics methods and the way they are formulated in research papers Get familiar with methods used to segment a linguistic sample set in terms of units of various levels of language
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Prerequisites
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Math - completed secondary school course or equivalent To get more thorough understanding, students are advised to take Mathematics for linguistic research 1 and 2.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work
(1) regular class attendance (2 unexcused absences will be tolerated) (2) regular homework / reading assignments (3) presentation
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Recommended literature
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Andres, J., Benešová, M., Kubáček, L., Vrbková, J. (2011). Methodological note on the fractal analysis of texts. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics 18, 4, 337-367.
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Hřebíček, L. (2002). Vyprávění o lingvistických experimentech s textem. Praha: Academia.
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Köhler, R. et al. (2005). Quantitative linguistics: an international handbook. Mouton de Gruyter.
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Popescu, I. (2009). Word Frequency Studies.
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Těšitelová, M. (1987). Kvantitativní lingvistika. Praha.
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Wimmer, G. a kol. (2003). Úvod do analýzy textov. Bratislava.
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