This book provides an overview of a range of quantitative methods,
presenting a thorough analytical toolbox which will be of practical use
to researchers across the social sciences as they face the challenges
raised by new technology-driven language practices. The book is driven
by a reflexive mind-set which views quantifying methods as complementary
rather than in opposition to qualitative methods, and the chapters
analyse a multitude of different intra- and extra-textual context levels
essential for the understanding of how meaning is (re-)constructed in
society. Uniting contributions from a range of national and disciplinary
traditions, the chapters in this volume bring together state-of-the-art
research from British, Canadian, French, German and Swiss authors
representing the fields of Political Science, Sociology, Linguistics,
Computer Science and Statistics. It will be of particular interest to
discourse analysts, but also to other scholars working in the digital
humanities and with big data of any kind.