Accessibility and Trajectory-Based Text Characterization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.06665v1
• Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:33:11 GMT
• Title: Accessibility and Trajectory-Based Text Characterization
• Authors: B\'arbara C. e Souza and Filipi N. Silva and Henrique F. de Arruda and Luciano da F. Costa and Diego R. Amancio
• Abstract summary: In particular, texts are characterized by a hierarchical structure that can be approached by using multi-scale concepts and methods. We adopt an extension to the mesoscopic approach to represent text narratives, in which only the recurrent relationships among tagged parts of speech are considered. The characterization of the texts was then achieved by considering scale-dependent complementary methods: accessibility, symmetry and recurrence signatures.
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• Abstract: Several complex systems are characterized by presenting intricate characteristics extending along many scales. These characterizations are used in various applications, including text classification, better understanding of diseases, and comparison between cities, among others. In particular, texts are also characterized by a hierarchical structure that can be approached by using multi-scale concepts and methods. The present work aims at developing these possibilities while focusing on mesoscopic representations of networks. More specifically, we adopt an extension to the mesoscopic approach to represent text narratives, in which only the recurrent relationships among tagged parts of speech are considered to establish connections among sequential pieces of text (e.g., paragraphs). The characterization of the texts was then achieved by considering scale-dependent complementary methods: accessibility, symmetry and recurrence signatures. In order to evaluate the potential of these concepts and methods, we approached the problem of distinguishing between literary genres (fiction and non-fiction). A set of 300 books organized into the two genres was considered and were compared by using the aforementioned approaches. All the methods were capable of differentiating to some extent between the two genres. The accessibility and symmetry reflected the narrative asymmetries, while the recurrence signature provide a more direct indication about the non-sequential semantic connections taking place along the narrative.

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