2 papers
cs.CL2026
How communicatively optimal are exact numeral systems? Once more on lexicon size and morphosyntactic complexity
Chundra Cathcart, Arne Rubehn, Katja Bocklage +7
Recent research argues that exact recursive numeral systems optimize communicative efficiency by balancing a tradeoff between the size of the numeral lexicon and the average morpho…
cs.CL2025
Investigating Lexical Change through Cross-Linguistic Colexification Patterns
Kim Gfeller, Sabine Stoll, Chundra Cathcart +1
One of the most intriguing features of language is its constant change, with ongoing shifts in how meaning is expressed. Despite decades of research, the factors that determine how…