Operationalizing Borrowability
Phonological Segments as a Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2997161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Moran (0000-0002-3969-6549), Elad Eisen (0000-0002-4146-5707), Dmitry Nikolaev (0000-0003-2436-1532), Eitan Grossman (0000-0001-7479-7831) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 671-698 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/lan.0.a945328 |
| OpenAlex | W4404615205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 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
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |