Mechanization of Cognate Recognition in Comparative Linguistics.

Damerau, F. J.

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Mechanization of Cognate Recognition in Comparative Linguistics

Damerau, F. J.

Linguistics, 148, 5-29, Mar 15 75

The article reports on various methods previously used to discover cognates with computer assistance between 5 Indo-European languages (French, Russian, English, German and Rumanian), and between Shoshone and Northern Paiute, and in one branch of Uto-Aztecan languages. One specific computational procedure currently used is outlined. Tables illustrate the results. (CLK)

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Indo European Languages, Phonemes, Uto Aztecan Languages

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