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Getting ready to leave for #iclc16 in Düsseldorf, here a small teaser for my talk on Tuesday 14:45 on the #affix rivalry between -ity and -ness in #English:
Why to some adjectives take -ity (insular -> insularity), while others take -ness (red -> redness)? Many factors have been considered, I use #distributionalSemantics to explore the role of the adjective's meaning. Mapping the vectors on a two dimensional space with t-SNE, a dimensionality reduction technique, the resulting visualization shows that adjective meaning might indeed be a highly relevant factor. For example, even for adjectives with the same ending -ive, the bases of those taking -ity (e.g. narrativity) and those taking -ness (distinctiveness) fall into two clear clusters.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there :)
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CW: #introduction #esittely
An elderly professor of #FinnoUgric languages at #UniVienna trying to create a friendly and mostly professional Mastodon presence. Tooting in English, #Finnish and hopefully some other lgs, too.
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#linguistics #kielitiede #nyelvészet #historicalLinguistics
#minorityLanguages
#morphology
#wordFormation
#languageContact
#multilingualism
#cats #kissat
#history #historia #Geschichte #történelem #ajalugu
#Hungary #Unkari #magyarorszag
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