UID:
almahu_9949481426902882
Format:
1 online resource (545 p.)
ISBN:
9783110305258
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 265
Content:
The present volume collects contributions addressing different aspects of the measurement of linguistic differences, a topic which probably is as old as language itself but at the same time has acquired renewed interest over the last decade or so, reflecting a rapid development of data-intensive computing in all fields of research, including linguistics.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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The why and how of measuring linguistic differences --
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Case studies --
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Contrasting linguistics and archaeology in the matrix model: GIS and cluster analysis of the Arawakan languages --
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Predicting language-learning difficulty --
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How aberrant are divergent Indo-European subgroups? --
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Measuring socially motivated pronunciation differences --
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Distance-based phylogenetic inference algorithms in the subgrouping of Dravidian languages --
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Carving Tibeto-Kanauri by its joints: Using basic vocabulary lists for genetic grouping of languages --
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The effect of linguistic distance across Indo-European mother tongues on learning Dutch as a second language --
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Using semantically restricted word-lists to investigate relationships among Athapaskan languages --
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Languages with longer words have more lexical change --
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Methods and tools --
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The Intercontinental Dictionary Series - a rich and principled database for language comparison --
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Towards automated language classification: A clustering approach --
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Dependency-sensitive typological distance --
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Degrees of semantic control in measuring aggregated lexical distances --
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Word similarity, cognation, and translational equivalence --
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Comparing linguistic systems of categorisation --
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Black box approaches to genealogical classification and their shortcomings --
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Semantic typologies by means of network analysis of bilingual dictionaries --
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Measuring morphosemantic language distance in parallel texts --
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Information-theoretic modeling of etymological sound change --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110303759
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110305258
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110305258
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110305258
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