In this paper we introduce the novel task of "word epoch disambiguation," defined as the problem of identifying changes in word usage over time. Through experiments run using word usage examples collected from three major periods of time (1800, 1900, 2000), we show that the task is feasible, and significant differences can be observed between occurrences of words in different periods of time.
The study by REF investigates how word meanings change over time in three major periods in time: 1800, 1900 and 2000.
Word Epoch Disambiguation: Finding How Words Change Over Time
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