| Title | Phonaesthemic and Etymological effects on the Distribution of Senses in Statistical Models of Semantics |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Boussidan, A, Sagi, E, Ploux, S |
| Editor | Peirsman, Y, Versley, Y, Van de Cruys, T |
| Conference Name | Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Conference 2009 Workshop on Distributional Semantics beyond Concrete Concepts |
| Pagination | 35-40 |
| Conference Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Abstract | This paper uses methods based on corpus statistics and synonymy to explore the role language history and sound/form relationships play in conceptual organization through a case study relating the phonaestheme gl- to its prevalent Proto-Indo European root, *ghel. The results of both methods point to a strong link between the phonaestheme and the historical root, suggesting that the lineage of a language plays an important role in the distribution of linguistic meaning. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
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