Complexity trade-off in morphosyntactic module: suggestions from Japanese dialects-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Complexity trade-off in morphosyntactic module: suggestions from Japanese dialects

Published:2024-05-09 Issue:2 Volume:60 Page:159-187
ISSN:0137-2459
Container-title:Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics
language:en
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Author:

Li Wenchao¹,Liu Haitao²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Japanese Studies , University of Zhejiang , Hangzhou , China

2. Department of Linguistics , University of Zhejiang , Hangzhou , China

Abstract

Abstract Using the GiNZA v4 natural language processing library, this study examines the case marking richness and word order flexibility in Japanese dialects across 47 regions to investigate the dynamic self-adaptation within the language subsystem, specifically morphology and syntax. Case marking richness is evaluated using the moving-average mean size of paradigm, while word order flexibility is assessed through entropy. The findings reveal a positive correlation between case marking richness and word order flexibility, providing empirical support for the “complexity trade-off hypothesis”. Leveraging the distinct morphosyntactic features inherent in dialects, this study proposes a hypothesis for categorizing Japanese dialects.

Funder

National Foundation of Social Sciences

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/psicl-2023-0054/pdf

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