Operationalizing Borrowability
Phonological Segments as a Case Study
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2997161 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Steven Moran (0000-0002-3969-6549), Elad Eisen (0000-0002-4146-5707), Dmitry Nikolaev (0000-0003-2436-1532), Eitan Grossman (0000-0001-7479-7831) |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 100 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 671-698 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Editorial | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/lan.0.a945328 |
| OpenAlex | W4404615205 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
This study provides two mathematical formalizations of borrowability. These operationalizations allow us to quantitatively evaluate the borrowability of phonological segments and to make predictions about the likelihood that speech sounds will be borrowed in language contact situations. Our approach departs from traditional borrowability hierarchies based on qualitative observations and instead provides empirically motivated models based on probability theory and statistics. Our study uses as input two large crosslinguistic segment inventory databases, and our results show that segments have markedly different borrowability profiles, highlighting their different diffusion patterns through space and time
Epistemology · Linguistics · Operationalization · Phonology · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citas por año | 2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 2 |