DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF HISTORICAL CHANGE IN LANGUAGE USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

A system designed to serve as a vehicle for testing hypotheses about language change through time is being programmed in JOVIAL. A basic requirement of the system is that models must be formulated within the framework of Sapir's concept of drift and Bloomfield's definition of a speech community. Outside this restriction, an experimenter's selection of hypotheses is unrestricted. It is anticipated that the simulation system will provide a formal mechanism for checking the adequacy and internal consistency of various explanations about the causes of language change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0610695

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  • Sheldon Klein

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  • System Development Corporation

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