关于语言变化与语言处理之间的联系
Peter Hendrix1, Ching Chu Sun2, Henry Brighton1
1Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tilburg University.
Cognitive science
|December 10, 2023
概括
具有相似含义的单词更有可能灭绝,而具有相似形式的单词更不可能消失. 这表明语言变化与认知过程有关.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 计算语言学 计算语言学
背景情况:
- 以前的研究表明,语言处理和语言变化之间存在联系.
- 词汇分布性质影响语言中的单词存活.
研究的目的:
- 调查词汇分布性质在拼写和语义空间中的特性如何影响词汇灭绝的概率.
- 探索词形和意义之间的映射对语言变化的影响.
主要方法:
- 双项线性回归分析被用来评估五种语言 (英语,法语,德语,意大利语,西班牙语) 的19世纪单词的词汇灭绝概率.
- 非线性时间到事件分析检查了单词位置在拼写和语义空间中的长期影响.
主要成果:
- 与其他词语在拼写上更相似的词语不太可能灭绝.
- 具有更高语义相似性的单词更容易灭绝.
- 一个词的形式和意义之间的一致映射保护了它免于灭绝.
- 词的位置在拼写和语义空间影响了至少200年的灭绝概率.
结论:
- 词汇形式相似性可以防止灭绝,而语义相似性会增加灭绝风险.
- 一个稳定的形式-意义映射增强了语言中的单词寿命.
- 研究结果支持基于使用的语言变化模型,将其与认知机制联系起来.
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