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A decomposition of book structure through ousiometric fluctuations in cumulative word-time

M. I. Fudolig, T. Alshaabi, et al.

Explore how word usage evolves through a book as we analyze cumulative word-time. This captivating research by Mikaela Irene Fudolig, Thayer Alshaabi, Kathryn Cramer, Christopher M. Danforth, and Peter Sheridan Dodds unveils fascinating insights into the structural patterns of shorter versus longer texts using ousiometrics and empirical mode decomposition.

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Abstract

This paper investigates how word usage changes throughout a book as a function of cumulative word-time, defined as the number of words encountered. Using ousiometrics (a reinterpretation of the valence-arousal-dominance framework), the authors convert text into time series of power and danger scores. Empirical mode decomposition is used to analyze these time series, revealing that shorter books show a general trend, while longer books exhibit additional fluctuations with periods of a few thousand words, regardless of overall book length. This suggests longer books structurally resemble concatenations of shorter texts, aligning with editorial practices like chapter divisions. The methodology provides a data-driven denoising approach suitable for texts of varying lengths.

Publisher

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Apr 29, 2023

Authors

Mikaela Irene Fudolig, Thayer Alshaabi, Kathryn Cramer, Christopher M. Danforth, Peter Sheridan Dodds

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