印第斯文字中语言结构的热证据.
Rajesh P N Rao1, Nisha Yadav, Mayank N Vahia
1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. rao@cs.washington.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 25, 2009
概括
印度河文字是印度河文字.
科学领域:
- 印度河谷文明研究研究.
- 语言学的语言学.
- 信息理论 信息理论
背景情况:
- 古代印度河谷文明使用的印第斯文字仍然未被破译.
- 最近的学术辩论质疑这种文字是否代表一种语言系统.
研究的目的:
- 提供量化证据支持印第斯文字的语言假设.
- 分析印第斯文字的统计特性,并将其与已知的语言和非语言系统进行比较.
主要方法:
- 对印度河文字的条件的计算.
- 将脚本的条件与自然语言的条件进行比较.
- 与各种非语言系统 (例如随机序列,人工代码) 的条件的比较.
主要成果:
- 印第斯文字的条件与自然人类语言中观察到的模式更加紧密地结合在一起.
- 脚本的统计属性与测试的非语言系统的统计属性有很大不同.
结论:
- 这些发现为长期以来的假设提供了强有力的支持,即印度河文字编码了一个自然语言.
- 这种定量分析为未来研究解读印度河文字提供了新的途径.
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