Comparative Analysis of Networks of Phonologically Similar Words in English and Spanish

Previous network analyses of several languages revealed a unique set of structural characteristics. One of these characteristics—the presence of many smaller components (referred to as islands)—was further examined with a comparative analysis of the island constituents. The results showed that Spani...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Vitevitch, Steven H. Strogatz, Samuel Arbesman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-03-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/12/3/327/