Part-of-Speech Features in Bob Dylan's Song Lyrics: A Stylometric Analysis.

  • Published In: International Journal of Humanities & Arts Computing: A Journal of Digital Humanities, 2024, v. 18, n. 2. P. 249 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Dai, Zheyuan; Liu, Haitao 3 of 3

Abstract

Honoured as a Nobel Laureate in 2016, Bob Dylan's song lyrics have garnered well-deserved recognition and appreciation for their themes, content and artistic performances. Part-of-speech characteristics are effective in denoting stylistic features of texts in stylometric studies. The present study carried out a quantitative observation of stylistic features of Dylan's lyrics. Specifically, the study focuses on parts of speech like verbs, adjectives, adverbs, nouns and pronouns. Results of the present study reveal that: (1) Based on the distribution of verbs and adjectives, Dylan's lyrics are significantly active texts, and the activity sequences (Q-sequences) have validated the result in a dynamic way; (2) Dylan's lyrics tend to present the characteristics of a written body; (3) Individualism is prominent in Dylan's lyrics accompanied by the wide use of the first-person singular pronouns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:International Journal of Humanities & Arts Computing: A Journal of Digital Humanities. 2024/10, Vol. 18, Issue 2, p249
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1753-8548
  • DOI:10.3366/ijhac.2024.0335
  • Accession Number:180251729
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