From Networks to Named Entities and Back Again: Exploring Classical Arabic 'Isnād' Networks

This paper explores new methods for disambiguating the identity of individuals in classical Arabic citations (isnāds) using a network-based approach. After training a model to extract name mentions from classical Arabic, we embed these mentions in vector space using fine-tuned BERT representations a...

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Main Authors: Ryan Muther, David Smith, Sarah Bowen Savant
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Historical Network Research
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Online Access:https://account.jhnr.net/index.php/ul-j-jhnr/article/view/58