Is the Menzerath-Altmann Law Specific to Certain Languages in Certain Registers?

IF 0.7 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics Pub Date : 2018-10-18 DOI:10.1080/09296174.2018.1532158

Lirong Xu, Lianzhen He

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT Since its formulation, the Menzerath-Altmann law (MAL) has gone through continuing validation and development when applied to different languages or different language units. However, whether the MAL still holds true irrespective of spoken or written register remains a controversial issue. This article endeavours to re-examine the MAL by investigating the correlation between the length of English sentences (measured in the number of clauses) and their constituting clause length (measured in the number of words) in both academic spoken and written registers. It is observed that the MAL is valid in both registers. Further, the fitted parameter values of the MAL can serve as good predictors for register differentiation.

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Menzerath Altmann定律是特定于某些寄存器中的某些语言的吗？

摘要Menzerath Altmann定律自诞生以来，在应用于不同语言或不同语言单位时，经历了不断的验证和发展。然而，无论口头登记还是书面登记，《仲裁示范法》是否仍然适用仍然是一个有争议的问题。本文试图通过调查学术口语和书面语域中英语句子长度（以从句数量衡量）与其构成从句长度（以单词数量衡量）之间的相关性，重新审视《仲裁示范法》。据观察，《仲裁示范法》在两个登记册中都是有效的。此外，MAL的拟合参数值可以作为寄存器微分的良好预测因子。

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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.