Quantitative Approaches to Universality and Individuality in Language

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Quantitative linguistic research reveals fascinating patterns in contemporary and historical linguistic data. The book offers insights from a broad range of languages, including Japanese, Slovene and Catalan. The reader is convinced that statistic empirical analysis - and increasingly also machine learning and big data - should be an essential part of any serious linguistic enquiry.