Does semantic tagging identify cultural change in British and American English?

Potts, Amanda and Baker, Paul (2012) Does semantic tagging identify cultural change in British and American English? International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 17 (3). pp. 295-324. ISSN 1384-6655

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Abstract

This paper explores the viability of automated semantic tagging as a tool of cultural analysis comparing American and British English using the Brown family of corpora. Pairs of corpora representing written language production from circa 1961, 1991 and 2006 were contrasted by comparing key semantic tags. This method was then evaluated in relation to three earlier studies which attempted to uncover cultural differences via assigning keywords to ad hoc categories. After outlining the differences found, we conclude that computerised semantic tagging can offer a wider reaching and more scientific comparison of language patterns. However, we suggest that this method is most appropriate as a starting point for a more in-depth cultural analysis, rather than as a final or certain indication of cultural change.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? corpus compilationcorpus linguisticssemantic taggingcultural differenceslinguistics and languagelanguage and linguistics ??
ID Code:
60262
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Deposited On:
26 Nov 2012 09:29
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Yes
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Published
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