Abstract: This paper describes the development of Quantitative Linguistics (QL) in Germany and Austria since the beginning of the 20th century. It starts with the works by Thumb and Kaeding, which were focused on word and syllable frequencies. Next, it traces the rise of QL from the mid-century and finally the mature discipline of QL, which combines theoretical considerations with empirical investigations. The further development of the latter approach is owed to the activities of the German linguist G. Altmann.
CLIL theme: 3147 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Linguistique, Sciences du langage
EAN:9782406082156
ISBN:978-2-406-08215-6
ISSN: 2262-0346
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08215-6.p.0099
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 06-29-2018
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: Quantitative linguistics, word frequency, theory, frequency distributions, synergetic linguistics, self-regulation and self-organisation, language laws
