Adaptive languages : an information-theoretic account of linguistic diversity / / Christian Bentz |
Autore | Bentz Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
Disciplina | 417.7 |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Canvi lingüístic
Paraula (Lingüística) Llenguatge i llengües - Variació Language and languages - Variation Linguistic change Word (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
Language Change and Evolution
Linguistic Adaptation Quantitative Linguistic Typology Word Entropy |
ISBN |
9783110560107
3-11-055777-0 3-11-056010-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Languages as Adaptive Systems -- 3. Language Change and Population Structure -- 4. Lexical Diversity across Languages of the World -- 5. Descriptive Factors: Language "Internal" Effects -- 6. Explanatory Factors: Language "External" Effects -- 7. Grouping Factors: Language Families and Areas -- 8. Predicting Lexical Diversity: Statistical Models -- 9. Explaining Diversity: Multiple Factors Interacting -- 10. Further Problems and Caveats -- 11. Conclusions: Universality and Diversity -- 12. Appendix A: Advanced Entropy Estimators -- 13. Appendix B: Multiple Regression Assumptions -- 14. Appendix C: Mixed-effects Regression Assumptions -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796974803321 |
Bentz Christian | ||
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adaptive languages : an information-theoretic account of linguistic diversity / / Christian Bentz |
Autore | Bentz Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
Disciplina | 417.7 |
Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Canvi lingüístic
Paraula (Lingüística) Llenguatge i llengües - Variació Language and languages - Variation Linguistic change Word (Linguistics) |
Soggetto non controllato |
Language Change and Evolution
Linguistic Adaptation Quantitative Linguistic Typology Word Entropy |
ISBN |
9783110560107
3-11-055777-0 3-11-056010-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Languages as Adaptive Systems -- 3. Language Change and Population Structure -- 4. Lexical Diversity across Languages of the World -- 5. Descriptive Factors: Language "Internal" Effects -- 6. Explanatory Factors: Language "External" Effects -- 7. Grouping Factors: Language Families and Areas -- 8. Predicting Lexical Diversity: Statistical Models -- 9. Explaining Diversity: Multiple Factors Interacting -- 10. Further Problems and Caveats -- 11. Conclusions: Universality and Diversity -- 12. Appendix A: Advanced Entropy Estimators -- 13. Appendix B: Multiple Regression Assumptions -- 14. Appendix C: Mixed-effects Regression Assumptions -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807031703321 |
Bentz Christian | ||
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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