Alts, Abbreviations, and AKAs: Historical Onomastic Variation and Automated Named Entity Recognition

作者: James O. Butler , Christopher E. Donaldson , Joanna E. Taylor , Ian N. Gregory

DOI: 10.1080/15420353.2017.1307304

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摘要: Accurate automated identification of named places is a major concern for scholars in the digital humanities, and especially those engaged research that depends upon gazetteer-led recognition specific aspects. The field onomastics examines linguistic roots historical development names, which have most part only standardized into single officially recognized forms since late nineteenth century. Even slight spelling variations can introduce errors geotagging techniques, these differences place-name spellings are thus vital considerations when seeking high rates correct geospatial texts. This article offers an overview typical name-based variation cause issues accurate any resource. argues careful study documentation assist more complete onymic records, turn may inform geo-taggers through cycle variational...