Analiza i usporedba entropija službenih jezika Europske unije

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Analysis and comparison of the entropy of European Union languages
• Author: Luka Prpić
• Mentor: Petra Bago (mentor)
• Committee member: Lorena Ninčević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nives Mikelić Preradović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Petra Bago (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of information and Communication sciences); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences

Abstract

Entropija je znanstveni koncept popularan među područjima znanosti koje se bave kvantificiranjem raznolikosti i nesigurnosti fenomena. Jezična entropija je statistički parametar koji mjeri količinu informacije sadržane u promatranom tekstu. Ovo područje objedinjuje lingvistiku, teoriju informacije i računalnu tehnologiju te zahtijeva interdisciplinarni pristup. U radu se uspoređuju entropije službenih jezika Europske unije. Jezik nosi značenje u riječima koje biramo, ali isto tako i u redoslijedu kojim ih postavljamo, stoga će se u radu uspoređivati i kondicionalne entropije. Mogu li se uspostaviti odnosi između jezika i vrijednosti pripadajućih entropija te može li se predvidjeti prema iznosu entropija o kojem je europskom jeziku riječ, glavna su pitanja kojima se bavi ovaj rad. Identificirana je minimalna veličina korpusa potrebna za ovu temu. Radi dosljednosti rezultata, odabrani su korpusi koji sadrže istu temu, a to su parlamentarne rasprave i debate, preuzeti sa stranica Clarin i Sketch Engine.

Abstract (english)

Entropy is a scientific concept popular among fields of science that deal with quantifying the diversity and uncertainty of phenomena. Linguistic entropy is a statistical parameter that measures the amount of information contained in the observed text. This field combines linguistics, information theory, computer technology and requires an interdisciplinary approach. The paper investigates the entropy comparisons of the languages of the European Union. Language carries meaning in the words we choose, but also in the order in which we place them, therefore the paper will also compare conditional entropies. Whether it is possible to establish relationships between languages and the value of the corresponding entropies and whether it can be predicted according to the amount of entropy of the European language are the main questions that this paper deals with. The minimum corpus size required for this topic is identified. The amounts of entropy depend on the jargon and the amount of vocabulary, therefore, for the sake of consistency of the results, parliamentary discussions and debates are the topics of all corpora.

• Keywords: entropija; kondicionalna entropija; jezik; korpus
• Keywords (english): entropy; conditional entropy; language; corpus
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:585394
• Study programme: Title: Information Sciences; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) informacijskih znanosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) informacijskih znanosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-09-18 17:48:47