Componential Analysis of Kinship Terminology

A Computational Perspective
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-03117-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 3452 g

This book presents the first computer program automating the task of componential analysis of kinship vocabularies. The book examines the program in relation to two basic problems: the commonly occurring inconsistency of componential models; and the huge number of alternative componential models.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pericliev, V.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Computerlinguistik, Korpuslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents List of Tables Preface 1. Introduction: the Historical Background 2. Problems of Componential Analysis 3. The KINSHIP System 4. Componential Analyses of Selected Languages 5. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Vladimir Pericliev is a Professor at the Institute for Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria. His research interests include general linguistics, computational linguistics and Artificial Intelligence (specifically, machine scientific discovery). He has written three monographs and over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals.