2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Complexity counts: global and local perspectives on Indo-Aryan numeral systems
Chundra Cathcart
The numeral systems of Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, and Bengali are highly unusual in that unlike most numeral systems (e.g., those of English, Chinese, etc.), for…
cs.CL2025
Semantics drives analogical change in Germanic strong verb paradigms: a phylogenetic study
Alexandru Craevschi, Sarah Babinski, Chundra Cathcart
A large body of research on morphological paradigms makes the prediction that irregular morphological patterns of allomorphy are more likely to emerge and persist when they serve t…