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Languages adapt to their contextual niche [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
It is well established that context plays a fundamental role in how we learn and use language. Here we explore how context links short-term language use with the long-term emergence of different types of language system.
Winters, James   +2 more
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Algorithms for Converting Finite Automata Corresponding to Infinite Iterative Trees

open access: yesСовременные информационные технологии и IT-образование, 2021
In this paper, we work with some different variants of finite automata, each of which corresponds to an infinite iterative tree constructed for some given morphism.
Mikhail Abramyan, Boris Melnikov
doaj   +1 more source

Forschung über künstliche Sprachen: Entwicklung, Funktionen und Beispiele [PDF]

open access: yesLinguistische Treffen in Wrocław
The objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive analysis of artificial languages, commonly referred to as conlangs, with a particular focus on their development, construction, and the functions they fulfill in various cultural and social ...
Katarzyna Luba
doaj   +1 more source

Bringing constructed languages back to the debate: The contributions of interlinguistics to general linguistics

open access: yes, 2022
In the first half of the twentieth century, the fields of interlinguistics and Esperanto studies emerged as branches of linguistics focused on the study of languages designed for international communication (such as Volapük, Esperanto, and Ido). Yet, why
Guilherme Fians   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A concrete example of construct construction in natural language

open access: yesOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2021
Detecting Concreteness in Natural ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Zipf's Law: Balancing Signal Usage Cost and Communication Efficiency. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
We propose a model that explains the reliable emergence of power laws (e.g., Zipf's law) during the development of different human languages. The model incorporates the principle of least effort in communications, minimizing a combination of the ...
Christoph Salge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An unexpected alternative viologen electron mediator site in tungsten‐containing formate dehydrogenase

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
An unexpected alternative interaction site for ethyl viologen was identified in formate dehydrogenase 1 from Methylorubrum extorquens. Combined mutagenesis, kinetic analysis, and docking revealed that aromatic residues near an iron–sulfur cluster enable flavin mononucleotide‐independent electron transfer, offering a framework for engineering improved ...
Eleni G. Poloniataki, Yong Hwan Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Networked Language Communities: From Constructed Languages to Natural Languages

open access: yes, 2022
Activities for the preservation and development of ethnic minority languages are considered as the most important part of the actions to preserve the cultural heritage of the peoples inhabiting the Russian Federation.
Marat N. Chistanov
core   +1 more source

Language Management, Discursive Power, and English as Lingua Franca in Island Countries and Territories

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2022
Both geographical factors and colonial histories have contributed to the marginalization of many islands. In the context of globalization, European colonial languages often dominate, and the Standard English ideology has been gradually internalized ...
Yangyu Wang, Shuneng Zhong
doaj   +1 more source

Constructive Language in News Comments [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the First Workshop on Abusive Language Online, 2017
We discuss the characteristics of constructive news comments, and present methods to identify them. First, we define the notion of constructiveness. Second, we annotate a corpus for constructiveness. Third, we explore whether available argumentation corpora can be useful to identify constructiveness in news comments.
Varada Kolhatkar, Maite Taboada
openaire   +1 more source

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