Research

The NoSketch platform implementation at the National Library of Latvia https://korpuss.lnb.lv/ provides access to the thematic corpora in the fields of literature, folklore, and history. The main features of the platform are word frequency, concordance, collocation and term extraction tools. https://korpuss.lnb.lv/

This research series is dedicated to analysing references to vehicles in Latvian novels from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. The study involves identifying and analysing all mentioned vehicle names using digital methods, as well as providing qualitative analysis and interpretation of the results.

The graph presents a timeline that illustrates the lifespans of authors, marked by a yellow line, alongside the first editions of their novels, which are represented by red dots.

Lexical diversity measurements are conducted to analyze the frequency of both common and uncommon words within texts, thereby evaluating the vocabulary richness of specific authors or speakers. The diagram showcases the vocabulary richness of individual authors through the MSTTR method (Mean Segmental Type-Token Ratio).

The study examines the reprints and new editions of novels included in the LatSenRom (1879-1940) dataset, analyzing which works have been republished, how many times they were republished, in which publishing houses (within Latvia or abroad) they were published, and who were the authors of the most frequently republished works.