<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper explores the effectiveness of Chinese function words in register studies based on text mining and attempts to determine their register specific functions based on quantitative methods. Following the hypothesis that function words can be used as features to differentiate different registers, our text clustering experiment demonstrates that different registers in Chinese can in fact be classified in terms of distribution of function words. Our correspondence analysis shows that the correlations between function words and different registers vary, hence some function words have register-specific functions. In addition, the correlation coefficients between function words and various registers can determine the register-specific function of function words. Our quantitative model of register specific function of function words makes an important contribution to our understanding of the correlation between function words and registers.</p></abstract>

This paper explores the effectiveness of Chinese function words in register studies based on text mining and attempts to determine their register specific functions based on quantitative methods. Following the hypothesis that function words can be used as features to differentiate different registers, our text clustering experiment demonstrates that different registers in Chinese can in fact be classified in terms of distribution of function words. Our correspondence analysis shows that the correlations between function words and different registers vary, hence some function words have register-specific functions. In addition, the correlation coefficients between function words and various registers can determine the register-specific function of function words. Our quantitative model of register specific function of function words makes an important contribution to our understanding of the correlation between function words and registers.

Preliminary Studies on Register Function of Chinese Function Words

Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Lingua sinica

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This paper explores the effectiveness of Chinese function words in register studies based on text mining and attempts to determine their register specific...

Preliminary Studies on Register Function of Chinese Function Words

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 25 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/linguasinica-2020-0005

Keywords
Chinese function words, Register, Text clustering, Correspondence analysis, Correlation analysis

© 2020 Renkui Hou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Preliminary Studies on Register Function of Chinese Function Words

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 25 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/linguasinica-2020-0005

KeywordsChinese function words, Register, Text clustering, Correspondence analysis, Correlation analysis

© 2020 Renkui Hou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Chinese function words, Register, Text clustering, Correspondence analysis, Correlation analysis