In this article, we introduce a linguistic approach to studying affectivity as fundamental feature of news journalism. By reconceptualising beyond emotive storytelling, intentional stance-taking or evaluative expression, propose methodology that highlights how conventions related mediating, modulating and managing permeate journalistic genres. Drawing from conversation analysis, Bakhtinian theory language dialogical notion affective meaning-making, investigate selected forms structures –...

This article uses metadata from serial publications as a means of modelling the historical development public sphere. Given that great deal knowledge is generated through narratives relying on anecdotal evidence, any attempt to rely newspapers for modeling past challenges customary approaches in political and cultural history. The focus this Finland, but our approach also scalable other regions. During period 1771–1917 developed mass medium Grand Duchy Finland within two imperial...

This paper introduces the concept of Multilingual Semantic MediaWiki, which can be used to build collaborative on-line projects for certain types multilingual content. Namely, dictionaries whose users are or have different native languages. We describe two dictionary built using MediaWiki framework. These cover Finnish, Swedish, Sámi languages, Estonian and Ludic among others. benefits semi-structured data limitations this particular semantic software based on case study offered by...

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan Juha Sipilän (kesk.) hallituksen kilpailukykysopimusprosessia (2015–2016) koskevaa journalismia kielessä esiintyvien metaforien kautta. Tutkimuksemme etenee laskennallisten menetelmien avulla käsitellystä laajasta aineistosta (HS, YLE, STT ja Iltalehti) rajatumman aineiston laadulliseen lähilukuun. Tutkimus käsittelee sitä, millaisena kilpailukykysopimukseen liittyvä poliittinen prosessi esitettiin metaforisten ilmausten Vastaamme kahteen tutkimuskysymykseen: Miten...

This paper presents a collaboration between computer scientists, linguists and historians studying the material aspects of newspapers developing tool for that purpose. The describes how back-and-forth in terms research questions technical challenges yielded insights both solving computational problems as well refining historical analysis. In project, existing metadata was amended by reconstructing new materiality data from Finnish digitised newspaper corpora. analysis such is crucial...

This article attempts to investigate ancient personal names through digital methods.The focuses on attested in the census book of Vodskaja pjatina, one five administrative areas late 15 th century Novgorod.The research data is compiled digitally.Regional differences naming conventions are studied two hierarchical clustering procedures: based Jaccard index with average linkage and other Euclidean distance metric ward linkage.Overall, 35,726 collected, whereas number individual name variants...

Olemme tutkineet sanan maaseutu merkitysten muotoutumista kielen muutoksena. Analyysin aineistona olemme käyttäneet digitalisoituja suomenkielisiä sanomalehtiä 1840–1950 väliseltä ajalta. Tuloksena esitämme, että maaseutu-sanan kehityksessä tapahtui kahdessa vaiheessa 1860–1910 -luvuilla merkittävä muutos, jonka seurauksena sen yleisimmäksi merkitykseksi vakiintui kollektiivinen ja abstrakti MAASEUTU-käsite. 
 Nykysuomessa ymmärretäänkin lähinnä kaupunki kollektiivisen tai geneerisen,...

Abstract In this paper, we present insights into how a research process facilitating fluent interdisciplinary collaboration was developed for project joining together 1) computer scientists, 2) linguists and 3) media scholars. lieu of describing the actual results from our analyses in project, instead describe approach, it led versatile general template an iterative discursive approach to digital humanities research, which moves toward questions interest both fast, as well with high...

Our paper analyzes the historical understanding of Finland and Finnishness as it was expressed in newspapers published late eighteenth century early nineteenth century. As period saw decimation Swedish Kingdom establishment Grand Duchy within Russian Empire, a change language use can be expected, but changes occurring are rather fine-grained difficult to detect without systematic transparent charting data. This suggests method based on analysis bigrams study this type semantic change. Many...

We present a workflow for Digital Humanities projects allowing to combine close and distant reading, as well automated text annotation, in an iterative process. rely on mature tools technologies, like R, WebAnno or Prolog, that are combined highly pipeline. Such architecture can deal with underspecified frequently changing requirements allow continuous exchange of information between the computational domain experts all stages project. The description is illustrated concrete example...

This paper explores the development of Finnish into a standardized language politics, science and culture in nineteenth century. For contemporaries, this meant that could be regarded as supported Finland state. We assumed expansion domains use written would have necessitated more nuanced ways expressing opinions attitudes. studied by charting overall frequency modal expressions well share epistemic/evidential adverb types among adverbs. found increased conjunction with Finnish-language press...