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A Quantitative Study on Dream of the Red Chamber: Word‐Length Distribution and Authorship Attribution

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  • Yue Yu
  • Wei Liu
  • Ying Feng

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This paper investigates the distribution characteristics of word lengths in the Dream of the Red Chamber (DRC), measured in terms of the number of syllables or characters. The results show that the frequency distribution of words of different lengths in the DRC abides by the extended logarithmic distribution model. A comparison between the first forty, the middle forty, and the last forty chapters shows that the distribution of word lengths in these three parts does not differ significantly, which sheds light on the authorship of the novel.

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  • Yue Yu & Wei Liu & Ying Feng, 2022. "A Quantitative Study on Dream of the Red Chamber: Word‐Length Distribution and Authorship Attribution," Complexity, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2022(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:complx:v:2022:y:2022:i:1:n:9077360
    DOI: 10.1155/2022/9077360
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    1. Heng Chen & Junying Liang & Haitao Liu, 2015. "How Does Word Length Evolve in Written Chinese?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-12, September.
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