Logos et Littera: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Text (Dec 2017)
Manifold contexts of the word ladder [en]/drabina [pl] in the light of digital humanities: A pilot study
Abstract
This article describes a pilot study pertaining to the linguistic analysis of meaning with regard to the word ladder[EN]/drabina[PL] taking into account views of digital humanities. Therefore, WordnetLoom mapping is introduced as one of the existing research tools proposed by CLARIN ERIC research and technology infrastructure. The explicated material comprises retrospective remarks and interpretations provided by 74 respondents who took part in a survey. A detailed classification of multiple word’s meanings is presented in a tabular way (showing the number of contexts in which participants accentuate the word ladder/drabina), along with some comments and opinions. Undoubtedly, the results suggest that, apart from the general domain of the word offered for consideration, most of its senses can usually be attributed to linguistic recognitions. Moreover, some perspectives on the continuation of future research and critical afterthoughts are made prominent in the last part of this paper.
