DocumentCode
937893
Title
Gap analysis and syntax
Author
Yngve, Victor H.
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
1956
fDate
9/1/1956 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
106
Lastpage
112
Abstract
A statistical procedure has been tried as a method of investigating the structure of language with the aid of data processing machines. The frequency of gaps of various lengths between occurrences of two specified words is counted. The results are compared with what would be expected if the occurrences of the two words were statistically independent. Deviations from the expected number give clues to the constraints that operate between words in a language.
Keywords
Languages; Cost function; Data handling; Data processing; Frequency; Laboratories; Research and development; Statistical analysis; Stochastic processes; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Information Theory, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1000
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIT.1956.1056812
Filename
1056812
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