Literary and Linguistic Computing Advance Access originally published online on October 1, 2007
Literary and Linguistic Computing 2008 23(2):181-199; doi:10.1093/llc/fqm029
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Stylochronometry: Stylistic Development, Sequence of Composition, and Relative Dating
Private Researcher
Correspondence: Constantina Stamou, Ricability, 30 Angel Gate, City Rd, London, EC1V 2PT, UK. E-mail: cstamou{at}gmail.com
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This article examines representative successful and unsuccessful applications of stylochronometric approaches of the last sixty years in a thematic fashion, aiming to present in a concise manner, although not exhaustive, modern approaches. Differences concerned with adopted methodologies, stylistic markers, and text size render any comparisons among the studies difficult. Nevertheless, common problems may be traced, whereas groups of different stylistic marker types of potential use for applications concerned with stylistic change in time are identifiable.