Die Lotka-Volterra-Regeln, der Lautwandel und andere Gedanken
THE LOTKA VOLTERRA LAWS AND THE SOUND CHANGE
Author(s): Hermann BluhmeSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: The Lotka Volterra Laws; chaotic systems; sound change
Summary/Abstract: The Lotka Volterra Laws, apply to biological facts including chaotic systems. As such they also apply to sound change which is influenced by several articulatory (analogue) and auditory (digital) parameters; therefore sound change is predictable only to a very limited extent and can even seem chaotic. The same shortcoming is apparent in many human activities ranging from civilizations, history and economics to politics.
Journal: Colloquia Germanica Stetinensia
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 141-147
- Page Count: 7
- Language: German