The "handedness" of language: Directional symmetry breaking of sign usage in words.

Language, which allows complex ideas to be communicated through symbolic sequences, is a characteristic feature of our species and manifested in a multitude of forms. Using large written corpora for many different languages and scripts, we show that the occurrence probability distributions of signs...

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Autori principali: Md Izhar Ashraf, Sitabhra Sinha
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Serie:PLoS ONE
Accesso online:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5771592?pdf=render