Quantification in Linguistics and Text Analysis

Selected Papers of Gabriel Altmann

303 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume contains the most important theoretical and methodological works of Gabriel Altmann (1931-2019). He is the founder of a specific school of quantitative linguistics, which focuses on the statistical analysis and interrelationship of linguistic features and characteristics. His approach concentrates on the construction of a general theory of linguistics. The theory is based on the relevance of linguistic laws (Zipf's, Menzerath's and Piotrowski's) and concepts of language as a self-regulating system. In contrast to approaches where quantitative methods are used as standard methodological tools, Altmann favours a "holistic" and epistemological view of problems of quantification of linguistic and textual phenomena.

• Reihe: Quantitative Linguistics [QL]
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Computerlinguistik und Korpuslinguistik
• ISBN: 9783111351438
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2025
• Größe: 23 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton
• Herausgegeben von: Emmerich Kelih, Ján Mačutek, Michaela Koščová