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Convergence as a Mechanism of Language Change
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Backus, Ad – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2004
This issue of "Bilingualism: Language and Cognition" is about convergence, a type of language change that is contact-induced and results in greater similarity between two languages that are in contact with each other. In Backus (forthcoming), I have attempted an overview of contact-induced language change, focusing on causal factors, on mechanisms…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Bilingualism, Convergent Thinking, Language Classification
A New Text Compression Technique Based on Language Structure.
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Akman, K. Ibhrahim – Journal of Information Science, 1995
Describes a new data compression technique that utilizes the common morphological structure of languages. Topics include classification of languages and their morphological structure; structured text compression; the algorithm and an example using Turkish; theoretical implications; and implementation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Language Classification, Mathematical Formulas, Morphology (Languages)
The Use of Computers in Slavonic Studies.
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Tambovtsev, Yuri A. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1993
Discussion of the use of computers in Slavonic studies in the Ukraine focuses on linguistics. Topics addressed include the Machine Fund of Russian, a Russian language database; the Machine Fund of Non-Russian Languages that includes each republic of the former Soviet Union; natural language processing; and comparing languages. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Foreign Countries, Language Classification
Alive and Deadly: Reviving and Maintaining Australian Indigenous Languages.
Australian Dept. of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Canberra. – 1995
The booklet describes efforts to preserve Australian Aboriginal languages and culture, profiles individuals who have a significant role in these efforts, contains individuals' commentaries on Aboriginal language issues, gives background information on the languages and language groups, and describes programs and organizations supporting the…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups