Paper ID: 2501.00828

Embedding Style Beyond Topics: Analyzing Dispersion Effects Across Different Language Models

Benjamin Icard, Evangelia Zve, Lila Sainero, Alice Breton, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia

This paper analyzes how writing style affects the dispersion of embedding vectors across multiple, state-of-the-art language models. While early transformer models primarily aligned with topic modeling, this study examines the role of writing style in shaping embedding spaces. Using a literary corpus that alternates between topics and styles, we compare the sensitivity of language models across French and English. By analyzing the particular impact of style on embedding dispersion, we aim to better understand how language models process stylistic information, contributing to their overall interpretability.

Submitted: Jan 1, 2025