Fluid Dynamics-Inspired Emotional Analysis in Shakespearean Tragedies: A Novel Computational Linguistics Methodology

Davide Picca


Abstract
This study introduces an innovative method for analyzing emotions in texts, drawing inspiration from the principles of fluid dynamics, particularly the Navier-Stokes equations. It applies this framework to analyze Shakespeare’s tragedies “Hamlet” and “Romeo and Juliet”, treating emotional expressions as entities akin to fluids. By mapping linguistic characteristics onto fluid dynamics components, this approach provides a dynamic perspective on how emotions are expressed and evolve in narrative texts. The results, when compared with conventional sentiment analysis methods, reveal a more detailed and subtle grasp of the emotional arcs within these works. This interdisciplinary strategy not only enriches emotion analysis in computational linguistics but also paves the way for potential integrations with machine learning in NLP.
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2024.mathnlp-1.2
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Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Mathematical Natural Language Processing @ LREC-COLING 2024
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May
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2024
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Torino, Italia
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Marco Valentino, Deborah Ferreira, Mokanarangan Thayaparan, Andre Freitas
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Davide Picca. 2024. Fluid Dynamics-Inspired Emotional Analysis in Shakespearean Tragedies: A Novel Computational Linguistics Methodology. In Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Mathematical Natural Language Processing @ LREC-COLING 2024, pages 11–18, Torino, Italia. ELRA and ICCL.
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