Understanding Culturomics

Understanding Culturomics

RM 25.00

ISBN:

9786294860094

Categories:

General Academics
Language & Dictionary

File Size

3.27 MB

Format

epub

Language

English

Release Year

2024
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Synopsis

Culturomics is a dynamic interdisciplinary field that bridges computational and natural sciences with social sciences, centered around cultural and humanities exploration. This book aims to introduce readers to culturomics field by showcasing key issues and research in the domain. It highlights the significance of vast data in understanding culture and language evolution. The chapters start with an overview of culturomics and the synergistic relationship between computational and social sciences in culturomics, followed by how various tools and technologies can be used in culturomics research to process and analyse massive datasets. The book also includes studies that used large datasets from the Malaysian Hansard that demonstrated culturomic's practical application. The final chapter reflects on the achievements of culturomics research, thus, inspiring future studies. The book equips students and researchers with the knowledge on how to embrace culturomics, unlocking new avenues for envestigating cultural phenomena and linguistic dynamics on a broader societal level.