Reduction of Logical-Probabilistic and Logical-Linguistic Constraints to Interval Constraints in the Synthesis of Optimal SEMS

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Andrey E. Gorodetskiy ◽  
Irina L. Tarasova ◽  
Vugar G. Kurbanov
Keyword(s):  
Interval Constraints ◽  
Linguistic Constraints

Constraints on Contact-Induced Linguistic Change

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Heine ◽  
Tania Kuteva
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Linguistic Change ◽  
Linguistic Feature ◽  
Linguistic Constraints

AbstractIn a recent paper on "Social and Linguistic Factors as Predictors of Contact-Induced Change" Thomason (2007) reiterates the claim made earlier by Thomason & Kaufman (1988) and others (e.g., Harris & Campbell 1995; Curnow 2001) that there are no linguistic constraints on interference in language contact, in that any linguistic feature can be transferred to any language, and any change can occur as a direct or indirect result of language contact, and she is satisfied to observe that all the specific constraints on contact-induced change that have been proposed have been counterexemplified.The present paper takes issue with this stance, arguing that it might be in need of reconsideration, in that there are in fact some constraints on contact-induced linguistic change. These constraints relate to grammatical replication, as it has been described in Heine & Kuteva (2003; 2005; 2006), thus lending further support to the generalizations on language contact proposed there.

scholarly journals Morpheme-Based Rendaku as a Rhythmic Stabilizer in Eastern Old Japanese Poetry

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
John KUPCHIK
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Poetry ◽  
Old Japanese ◽  
Eastern Old Japanese ◽  
Linguistic Constraints

This paper explores the functions of morpheme-based rendaku, or “sequential voicing”, in Eastern Old Japanese poetry, with a focus on its function of maintaining rhythmic stability in poetic verse. It is argued that this function is implemented to avoid a hypermetrical line when no adjacent vowels exist as candidates for synchronic elision. Furthermore, a comparison with synchronic vowel elision is conducted. Based on the results, it is argued that morpheme-based rendaku is preferred to synchronic vowel elision when both are available options for maintaining the rhythmic stability of a line. Linguistic constraints blocking morpheme-based rendaku are also discussed to explain hypermetrical examples with potential, yet unrealized, morpheme-based rendaku.

Robust optimization of uncertain structures based on interval closeness coefficients and the 3D violation vectors of interval constraints

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Zhenyu Liu ◽  
Yangming Qian ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Zhendong Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Robust Optimization ◽  
Interval Constraints ◽  
Uncertain Structures

Wie wär's mit einem richtigen Mädelsabend? Plural -s within Compounds in Colloquial Northern German

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Fehringer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Lexicon ◽  
The Other ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Mechanism Model ◽  
Morphological Theory ◽  
Linguistic Constraints ◽  
Dual Mechanism

In standard German, the non-occurrence of -s plurals as the first element of a lexical compound (e.g., *Auto-s-berg ‘heap of cars') vs. the regular occurrence of the other plural suffixes (e.g., Kind-er-club ‘children's club', Frau-en-fete 'women's party') has often been quoted as evidence for a dual mechanism model of morphology, which sees irregular forms as stored in the mental lexicon while regular forms are generated by rule (see Marcus et al. 1995). However, in colloquial northern German, where the s-plural is more widely used than in the standard language, it is possible to form productive compounds containing this suffix (e.g., Mädel-s-treff ‘girls’ meeting'). This paper investigates to what extent -s plurals are acceptable within compounds in colloquial northern German, whether they are subject to any linguistic constraints (for example, morphological or phonological), and what implications they might have for current morphological theory.*

Linguistic Constraints on Statistical Computations

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 451-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca L. Bonatti ◽  
Marcela Peña ◽  
Marina Nespor ◽  
Jacques Mehler
Keyword(s):  
Word Identification ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Statistical Investigation ◽  
Transitional Probability ◽  
Continuous Speech ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Continuous Stream ◽  
Linguistic Constraints

Speech is produced mainly in continuous streams containing several words. Listeners can use the transitional probability (TP) between adjacent and non-adjacent syllables to segment “words” from a continuous stream of artificial speech, much as they use TPs to organize a variety of perceptual continua. It is thus possible that a general-purpose statistical device exploits any speech unit to achieve segmentation of speech streams. Alternatively, language may limit what representations are open to statistical investigation according to their specific linguistic role. In this article, we focus on vowels and consonants in continuous speech. We hypothesized that vowels and consonants in words carry different kinds of information, the latter being more tied to word identification and the former to grammar. We thus predicted that in a word identification task involving continuous speech, learners would track TPs among consonants, but not among vowels. Our results show a preferential role for consonants in word identification.

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