Using lexical language models to detect borrowings in monolingual wordlists.

Using lexical language models to detect borrowings in monolingual wordlists.

Lexical borrowing, the transfer of words from one language to another, is one of the most frequent processes in language evolution. In order to detect borrowings, linguists make use of various strategies, combining evidence from various sources. Despite the increasing popularity of computational app...

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Main Authors: John E Miller, Tiago Tresoldi, Roberto Zariquiey, César A Beltrán Castañón, Natalia Morozova, Johann-Mattis List
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242709

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242709

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