A Grammatical View of Language Evolution

Gemma Bel-Enguix; Henning Christiansen; M. Dolores Jiménez-López

A Grammatical View of Language Evolution

Gemma Bel-Enguix, Henning Christiansen, M. Dolores Jiménez-López

Programming, Logic and Intelligent Systems

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Abstract

Language evolves gradually through its use: over time, new forms come into fashion and others become obsolete. While traditionally a grammar provides a snapshot of an individual’s or a society’s linguistic competence at a given point in time, our aim is to extend grammars to incorporate competences related to evolution. This paper shows how language evolution can be modeled using Adaptable Grammars, which may be defined as logically based transformational grammars in which the grammar itself may be affected in a derivation step.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology : Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology - BILC 2011
Editors	Gemma Bel-Enguix, Veronica Dahl, Alfonso Ortega De La Puente
Place of Publication	Portugal
Publisher	SciTePress
Publication date	2011
Pages	57-66
ISBN (Print)	987-989-8425-42-3
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Bel-Enguix, G., Christiansen, H., & Jiménez-López, M. D. (2011). A Grammatical View of Language Evolution. In G. Bel-Enguix, V. Dahl, & A. Ortega De La Puente (Eds.), AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology - BILC 2011 (pp. 57-66). SciTePress.

Bel-Enguix, Gemma ; Christiansen, Henning ; Jiménez-López, M. Dolores. / A Grammatical View of Language Evolution. AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology - BILC 2011. editor / Gemma Bel-Enguix ; Veronica Dahl ; Alfonso Ortega De La Puente. Portugal : SciTePress, 2011. pp. 57-66

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A Grammatical View of Language Evolution. / Bel-Enguix, Gemma; Christiansen, Henning; Jiménez-López, M. Dolores.
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Bel-Enguix G, Christiansen H, Jiménez-López MD. A Grammatical View of Language Evolution. In Bel-Enguix G, Dahl V, Ortega De La Puente A, editors, AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology - BILC 2011. Portugal: SciTePress. 2011. p. 57-66