Computational modeling of semantic change
This is an incremental review chapter for researchers in computational linguistics, summarizing existing approaches without introducing new methods.
The paper provides an overview of computational modeling for semantic change using textual corpora, discussing methods, evaluation techniques, and insights into the study of semantic change.
In this chapter we provide an overview of computational modeling for semantic change using large and semi-large textual corpora. We aim to provide a key for the interpretation of relevant methods and evaluation techniques, and also provide insights into important aspects of the computational study of semantic change. We discuss the pros and cons of different classes of models with respect to the properties of the data from which one wishes to model semantic change, and which avenues are available to evaluate the results.