Quantitative Analysis of Chinese and English Verb Valencies Based on Probabilistic Valency Pattern Theory

Yan, Jianwei; Liu, Haitao

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“…Different languages [25] and genres [26] have different syntactic expressions, and the four treebanks can minimise the influence of languages and genres as much as possible. The format of treebanks is CoNLL-X [27], and the required content extracted from it can be seen in table 1.…”

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The role of syntax in the formation of scale-free language networks

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Liu²

2022

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The overall structure of a network is determined by its micro features, which are different in both syntactic and non-syntactic networks. However, the fact that most language networks are small-world and scale-free raises the question: does syntax play a role in forming the scale-free feature? To answer this question, we build syntactic networks and co-occurrence networks to compare the generation mechanisms of nodes, and to investigate whether syntactic and non-syntactic factors have distinct roles. The results show that frequency is the foundation of the scale-free feature, while syntax is beneficial to enhance this feature. This research introduces a microscopic approach, which may shed light on the scale-free feature of language networks.

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“…The Probabilistic Valency Pattern Theory (PVPT) [25] suggests that the valency of words contains centrifugal and centripetal forces, that is, the ability that words have to govern other words as well as the ability to be governed by other words. It is also proposed by the theory that the valency is probabilistic.…”

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