Universal and macro-areal patterns in the lexicon

IF 1.7 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Linguistic Typology Pub Date : 2021-09-28 DOI:10.1515/lingty-2021-2088

T. Georgakopoulos, Eitan Grossman, D. Nikolaev, Stéphane Polis

引用次数: 14

Abstract

Abstract This paper investigates universal and areal structures in the lexicon as manifested by colexification patterns in the semantic domains of perception and cognition, based on data from both small and large datasets. Using several methods, including weighted semantic maps, formal concept lattices, correlation analysis, and dimensionality reduction, we identify colexification patterns in the domains in question and evaluate the extent to which these patterns are specific to particular areas. This paper contributes to the methodology of investigating areal patterns in the lexicon, and identifies a number of cross-linguistic regularities and of area-specific properties in the structuring of lexicons.

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词汇中的普遍模式和宏观模式

摘要本文基于小型和大型数据集，研究了词汇中的普遍结构和区域结构，这些结构表现为感知和认知语义领域的共化模式。使用几种方法，包括加权语义图、形式概念格、相关分析和降维，我们确定了问题领域中的共化模式，并评估了这些模式对特定领域的特定程度。本文为研究词汇的地域模式提供了方法，并发现了词汇结构中的一些跨语言规律和地域特征。

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Linguistic Typology Multiple-

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3.70

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Linguistic Typology provides a forum for all work of relevance to the study of language typology and cross-linguistic variation. It welcomes work taking a typological perspective on all domains of the structure of spoken and signed languages, including historical change, language processing, and sociolinguistics. Diverse descriptive and theoretical frameworks are welcomed so long as they have a clear bearing on the study of cross-linguistic variation. We welcome cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of linguistic diversity, as well as work dealing with just one or a few languages, as long as it is typologically informed and typologically and theoretically relevant, and contains new empirical evidence.