Logometry: origins of the Method and guiding principles

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Foreign Applied Languages, Université Française d'Egypte, Shorouk, Egypt

Abstract

Logometry is a method of computer-assisted discourse analysis that allows the quantitative and qualitative processing of linguistic elements of large textual corpora. The aim of this article is to present the logometric method in order to make it more widely known. To do this, we will first review the origins of logometry, a term that has only recently appeared in the scientific landscape but dates back to practices inherited from recognized mathematicians, linguists, and lexicometers. Secondly, we will discuss the guiding principles of the logometric method, which have introduced significant innovations in how we approach texts and corpora.

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