Richard Zimmermann
2019
Studying Semantic Chain Shifts with Word2Vec: FOOD>MEAT>FLESH
Richard Zimmermann
Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computational Approaches to Historical Language Change
Richard Zimmermann
Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computational Approaches to Historical Language Change
Word2Vec models are used to study the semantic chain shift FOOD>MEAT>FLESH in the history of English, c. 1425-1925. The development stretches out over a long time, starting before 1500, and may possibly be continuing to this day. The semantic changes likely proceeded as a push chain.