Sheila Embleton
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sheila Embleton is involved.
Book series
ISSN 0304-0712
Journal
ISSN 0176-4225 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9714
Mathematical Modelling in Linguistics and Text Analysis: Theory and applications
Edited by Adam Pawłowski, Sheila Embleton, Jan Mačutek and Aris Xanthos
This book is a panorama of contemporary quantitative linguistics, as developed over decades. It highlights the main topics of QL: statistical laws of language, taxonomy of linguistic phenomena, authorial attribution, quantitative analysis of syntax (e.g., dependency grammar), measurement of text… read more[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 370] 2025. vi, 241 pp.
Language and Text: Data, models, information and applications
Edited by Adam Pawłowski, Jan Mačutek, Sheila Embleton and George Mikros
Specialists in quantitative linguistics the world over have recourse to a solid and universal methodology. These days, their methods and mathematical models must also respond to new communication phenomena and the flood of data produced daily. While various disciplines (computer science, media… read more[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 356] 2021. vi, 280 pp.
The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner. Volume 1: Historiographical perspectives
Edited by Sheila Embleton, John E. Joseph and Hans-Josef Niederehe
Although it is widely thought that structural linguistics began abruptly with the publication of Saussure's 'revolutionary' Course in General Linguistics, the work of E. F. K. Koerner has demonstrated that Saussure, for all his originality, remained true to the basic tenets of his 19th-century… read more[Not in series, EMLS 1] 1999. lvi, 310 pp.
The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner. Volume 2: Methodological perspectives and applications
Edited by Sheila Embleton, John E. Joseph and Hans-Josef Niederehe
Alongside considerable continuity, 20th-century diachronic linguistics has seen substantial shifts in outlook and procedure from the 19th-century paradigm. Our understanding of what is really new and what is recycled owes a great debt to E. F. K. Koerner's minutely researched interpretations of… read more[Not in series, EMLS 2] 1999. lvi, 335 pp.
2025 Introduction Mathematical Modelling in Linguistics and Text Analysis: Theory and applications, Pawłowski, Adam, Sheila Embleton, Jan Mačutek and Aris Xanthos (eds.), pp. 1–5 | Chapter
2025 Visualizing character profile shifts in English texts over the centuries Mathematical Modelling in Linguistics and Text Analysis: Theory and applications, Pawłowski, Adam, Sheila Embleton, Jan Mačutek and Aris Xanthos (eds.), pp. 217–225 | Chapter
Using a very simple measure of texts, we have previously distinguished the language of a text. Here we look at English texts in different time periods to show the progression of one language over time. Again we rely on a visual presentation of results, using our existing tools to present a… read more
2021 The perils of big data Language and Text: Data, models, information and applications, Pawłowski, Adam, Jan Mačutek, Sheila Embleton and George Mikros (eds.), pp. 137–144 | Chapter
The use of large amounts of data and the technologies to process them are characteristic of modern research. However, such practices come with risks of misleading the researcher. While there is much that could be said on this topic, here briefly is our cautionary tale to others, based on our… read more
2021 Introduction Language and Text: Data, models, information and applications, Pawłowski, Adam, Jan Mačutek, Sheila Embleton and George Mikros (eds.), pp. 1–6 | Chapter
2005 Review of Kessler (2001): The Significance of Word Lists Diachronica 22:2, pp. 429–438 | Review
1999 Introduction: Problems of structuralist beginnings (and endings) The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner, Embleton, Sheila, John E. Joseph and Hans-Josef Niederehe (eds.), pp. ix–lvi | Miscellaneous
1999 Introduction: Problems of structuralist beginnings (and endings) The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Studies on the transition from historical-comparative to structural linguistics in honour of E.F.K. Koerner, Embleton, Sheila, John E. Joseph and Hans-Josef Niederehe (eds.), pp. ix–lvi | Miscellaneous
1997 Review of McMahon (1994): Understanding Language Change Diachronica 14:1, pp. 137–147 | Review
1995 The Iconic Index: From Sound Change to Rhyming Slang Iconicity in Language, Simone, Raffaele (ed.), pp. 87–118 | Index
1995 Review of Bird (1993): The Roots and Non-Roots of Indo-European: A lexicostatistical survey Diachronica 12:2, pp. 251–254 | Review
1993 Review of Polomé (1990): Research Guide on Language Change Diachronica 10:2, pp. 270–284 | Review
1993 Review of Hock (1991): Principles of Historical Linguistics Diachronica 10:1, pp. 131–134 | Review
1991 Review of Ogura (1990): Dynamic Dialectology: A study of language in time and space Diachronica 8:1, pp. 105–118 | Review
1991 Names and Their Substitutes: Onomastic Observations on Astérix and Its Translations Target 3:2, pp. 175–206 | Article
The Astérix comic-book series, originally in French, is well-known and widely translated. Each book relates an adventurous episode in which the principal character is Astérix, a small, witty warrior from a fictional Gaulish village, the only village to have successfully resisted the Roman… read more
1990 Publications Received/Ouvrages Reçus/Eingegangene Schriften Diachronica 7:2, pp. 305–322 | Miscellaneous
1989 The Iconic Index: From Sound Change to Rhyming Slang Diachronica 6:2, pp. 155–180 | Index
SUMMARY It is maintained that the basic semiotic concepts of icon and index in the Peircean sense give the best tools for both describing and explaining change. The notion of iconic index is used to explicate assimilation, morphophonemics, sociolectal pronunciation variation, grammatical agreement,… read more
1986 Principles of Historical Linguistics: Ad(D) Hock Diachronica 3:2, pp. 203–231 | Article