Dataset structure and method choices limit what kinds of semantic change quantitative diachronic linguistics can reliably detect, as illustrated by reflections on two historical corpora.
A., Alexander, M., Hine, I
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Methods, Data, and Conceptual Change: Reflections from Two Quantitative Diachronic Case Studies
Dataset structure and method choices limit what kinds of semantic change quantitative diachronic linguistics can reliably detect, as illustrated by reflections on two historical corpora.