A Dynamical Systems Model for Language Change.

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Abstract:

Formalizing linguists intuitions of language change as a dynamical system, we quantify the time course of language change including sudden vs. gradual changes in languages. We apply the computer model to the historical loss of Verb Second from Old French to modern French, showing that otherwise adequate grammatical theories can fail our new evolutionary criterion.

Author(s):
Niyogi, Partha ; Berwick, Robert C.
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
Descriptive Note:
Memorandum rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA307027
Pagination:
0008

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AIM-1515, CBCL-114
Contract/Grant Number(s):
NSF-ASC92-17041
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5_Command and Control
Modernization Areas:
AI and Machine Learning
Communities of Interest:
Counter IED
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, *LINGUISTICS, DYNAMICS, THEORY, FRENCH LANGUAGE, HISTORY, LOSSES, GRAMMARS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Linguistics
Report Date:
1995 Mar 01