跨语言的亲属关系类别反映了一般的沟通原则.
1Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. ckemp@cmu.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 26, 2012
概括
跨语言的亲属关系分类系统平衡了简单和信息化的沟通. 这项研究揭示了这些原则之间的近乎最佳的权衡,解释了语言如何分类家庭关系的限制.
科学领域:
- 语言人类学语言人类学.
- 计算语言学 计算语言学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 亲属关系类别在不同语言中表现出差异,但这种差异受到限制.
- 对这些约束的先前解释往往集中在亲属关系特定的规则上,缺乏一般适用性.
研究的目的:
- 提出一个域一般的帐户的限制在亲属关系分类系统.
- 证明简单性和信息性是这些系统的关键原则.
主要方法:
- 在全球范围内对亲属关系分类系统的计算分析.
- 模拟类别简单性和沟通信息性之间的权衡.
主要成果:
- 亲属关系系统在简单性和信息性之间实现了近乎最佳的平衡.
- 提出的原则解释了先前在亲属分类中发现的限制.
结论:
- 简单性和信息性为理解类别系统的变化提供了一个域一般基础.
- 这些原则可能适用于超越亲属关系的语义领域.
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