Estimating Phonetic Probability in Etymology

IF 0.7 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics Pub Date : 2021-03-02 DOI:10.1080/09296174.2021.1877458

Kamil Stachowski

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT An etymological proposition is often said to be probable or improbable from the phonetic point of view, and it is not rare for opinions to diverge on which it is. The estimation is typically purely intuitive, based on perceived similarity and no more than a handful of analogous examples. This paper proposes a method for quantifying the phonetic probability of an etymology and comparing it to the alternative hypothesis. It is intended to be used with sizable datasets, to produce a well-supported, objective verdict.

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词源学中语音概率的估计

摘要：从语音的角度来看，词源命题通常被认为是可能的或不可能的，而且人们对其存在分歧的情况并不罕见。这种估计通常纯粹是直观的，基于感知到的相似性和不超过少数类似的例子。本文提出了一种量化词源的语音概率的方法，并将其与替代假设进行比较。它旨在与相当大的数据集一起使用，以产生一个得到充分支持的客观判断。

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Journal of Quantitative Linguistics Multiple-

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2.90

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Quantitative Linguistics is an international forum for the publication and discussion of research on the quantitative characteristics of language and text in an exact mathematical form. This approach, which is of growing interest, opens up important and exciting theoretical perspectives, as well as solutions for a wide range of practical problems such as machine learning or statistical parsing, by introducing into linguistics the methods and models of advanced scientific disciplines such as the natural sciences, economics, and psychology.