%0 Conference Paper %1 keller2012morpheme %A Keller, Daniela Barbara %A Schultz, Jörg %B Actes des 11es Journées Internationales d'Analyse Statistique des Données Textuelles / Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Statistical Analysis of Textual Data %D 2012 %K language_change myown %T Morpheme networks reveal language dynamics %X Morphemes are the smallest meaningful parts of words. As one word can be composed of multiple morphemes, one morpheme can be present in more than one word. Therefore, morphemes represent a natural unit to study the evolution of words. Here, we analyzed three different Indo-European languages and compared variants of these languages differing in time and region. For this purpose, we adopted a network based approach from bioinformatics. It is frequently used for analyzing domains, the structural, functional and evolutionary units of proteins. Despite the global similarity of the morpheme networks, we identified characteristics associated with fundamental differences in word formation. Comparisons of the networks revealed that the fate of a morpheme is highly influenced by its connectivity. As a morpheme contains meaning, differences between the networks revealed cultural changes over time and between regions. Therefore, morphemes represent not only meaningful but also evolutionary parts of words.

@inproceedings{keller2012morpheme, abstract = {Morphemes are the smallest meaningful parts of words. As one word can be composed of multiple morphemes, one morpheme can be present in more than one word. Therefore, morphemes represent a natural unit to study the evolution of words. Here, we analyzed three different Indo-European languages and compared variants of these languages differing in time and region. For this purpose, we adopted a network based approach from bioinformatics. It is frequently used for analyzing domains, the structural, functional and evolutionary units of proteins. Despite the global similarity of the morpheme networks, we identified characteristics associated with fundamental differences in word formation. Comparisons of the networks revealed that the fate of a morpheme is highly influenced by its connectivity. As a morpheme contains meaning, differences between the networks revealed cultural changes over time and between regions. Therefore, morphemes represent not only meaningful but also evolutionary parts of words.}, added-at = {2014-08-27T11:32:26.000+0200}, author = {Keller, Daniela Barbara and Schultz, Jörg}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27a3df0952300de9a5c44146673109bfc/jschultz}, booktitle = {Actes des 11es Journées Internationales d'Analyse Statistique des Données Textuelles / Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Statistical Analysis of Textual Data}, interhash = {33edcd8a3ddbef937b1afb3056a909e5}, intrahash = {7a3df0952300de9a5c44146673109bfc}, keywords = {language_change myown}, timestamp = {2017-06-09T09:58:45.000+0200}, title = {Morpheme networks reveal language dynamics}, year = 2012 }