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View SchemaAnalysis and Synthesis of the Distribution of Consonants over Languages: A Complex Network Approach
| Authors | Monojit Choudhury, Animesh Mukherjee, Anupam Basu, Niloy Ganguly |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0606131 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0606131 |
Abstract
Cross-linguistic similarities are reflected by the speech sound systems of languages all over the world. In this work we try to model such similarities observed in the consonant inventories, through a complex bipartite network. We present a systematic study of some of the appealing features of these inventories with the help of the bipartite network. An important observation is that the occurrence of consonants follows a two regime power law distribution. We find that the consonant inventory size distribution together with the principle of preferential attachment are the main reasons behind the emergence of such a two regime behavior. In order to further support our explanation we present a synthesis model for this network based on the general theory of preferential attachment.
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