Modeling narrative structure and dynamics with networks, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling.

ABSTRACT: Human communication is invariably executed in the form of a narrative, an account of connected events comprising characters, actions, and settings. A coherent and well-structured narrative is therefore essential for effective communication, confusion caused by a haphazard attempt at storytelling being a common experience. This also suggests that a scientific understanding of how a narrative is formed and delivered is key to understanding human communication and dialog. Here we show that the definition of a narrative lends itself naturally to network-based modeling and analysis, and they can be further enriched by incorporating various text analysis methods from computational linguistics. We model the temporally unfolding nature of narrative as a dynamical growing network of nodes and edges

SUBMITTER: Min S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6892538 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature