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Language trees and zipping.

Dario Benedetto1, Emanuele Caglioti, Vittorio Loreto

  • 1La Sapienza University, Mathematics Department, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. benedetto@mat.uniroma1.it

Physical Review Letters
|January 22, 2002
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This study introduces a general method using data-compression techniques to extract information from various data types like text and DNA sequences. The approach accurately identifies languages, authors, and classifies text, demonstrating its broad applicability.

Area of Science:

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Extracting meaningful information from diverse data types (text, DNA, time series) is challenging.
  • Existing methods may lack generality or accuracy across different domains.
  • Developing a unified approach for information extraction is a significant research goal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a highly generalizable method for information extraction from generic character strings.
  • To demonstrate the method's effectiveness in linguistic applications.
  • To establish a novel approach for analyzing sequences and identifying patterns.

Main Methods:

  • The core method is based on data-compression techniques.
  • It involves computing a measure of 'remoteness' between different knowledge bodies.

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  • The implementation is applied to linguistic problems for evaluation.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved highly accurate results in language recognition.
    • Demonstrated strong performance in authorship attribution.
    • Showcased effectiveness in language classification tasks.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented data-compression-based method offers a versatile tool for information extraction.
    • The approach is particularly effective for linguistic analysis and classification.
    • This technique provides a robust framework for analyzing generic character strings across various scientific fields.