Abstract
The article highlights the need to fix the methodological basis
of computational philology. Formalization and modelling of the textual
drift phenomenon, intended as a set of modifications to which each text is
submitted in the course of its production and/or transmission, are the
necessary grounds for a formal and shared definition of the research
methods of computational philology. A methodological interdisciplinary
solution to these problems is proposed, which consists in merging the
individual experiences achieved in the field of philology with the results
obtained by evolutionary biology. Two important strands have been
identified concerning philology (not only computational), independent of
whether they are dealing with authorial, or non-authorial variants.
Textual drift modelling should be conducted so that it can be applied to
the greatest extent to both strands.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-86 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | LINGUISTICA COMPUTAZIONALE |
| Volume | XXIV-XXV |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Filogenetica
- Filologia computazionale