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Sequence Comparison In Historical Linguistics

Year: 2014

Type: book

Abstract: The comparison of sound sequences (words, morphemes) constitutes the core of many techniques and methods in historical linguistics. With the help of these techniques, corresponding sounds can be determined, historically related words can be identified, and the history of languages can be uncovered. So far, the application of traditional techniques for sequence comparison is very tedious and time-consuming, since scholars have to apply them manually, without computational support. In this study, algorithms from bioinformatics are used to develop computational methods for sequence comparison in historical linguistics. The new methods automatize several steps of the traditional comparative method and can thus help to ease the painstaking work of language comparison.

Source: Dusseldorfer Dokumenten- und Publikationsservice (DUP)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11879

Author: List, Johann-Mattis

Institution: Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics and language evolution

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

OpenAlex ID: W2273095374