Papers by Patrick Zeitlhuber
Proceedings of the 7th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium, 2024
The edicts of the emperor Aśoka were inscribed in different Middle Indo-Aryan language varieties ... more The edicts of the emperor Aśoka were inscribed in different Middle Indo-Aryan language varieties as well as Greek and Aramaic in the 3rd century BCE. These Middle Indo-Aryan varieties have been variously categorized into three or four dialect groups. In this paper, these classifications are reassessed by applying methods of dialectometry. Dialectometry is a branch of quantitative linguistics which aims at measuring the differences between languages and language varieties. I will examine Aśoka’s Major Rock and Major Pillar Edicts by calculating the Levenshtein distance and aggregating the results. This is followed by hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling in order to determine the most suitable grouping of these language varieties. After triangulating the results, the dialect classification will be projected onto a geographical map, therefore showing the clear regional distribution of these dialect groups.
Wiener Linguistische Gazette (WLG), 2021
The High German consonant shift affected all Old High German dialects to varying degrees; and Bav... more The High German consonant shift affected all Old High German dialects to varying degrees; and Bavarian dialects partook in this sound change extensively. In this article, we first describe the phonetic and phonological properties aswell as the diachronic development of the Germanic velar plosives from the Germanic consonant shift up to Old High German. Then, we showcase the possibilities for phonological research via the lexicographical online database of the Dictionary of Bavarian Dialects in Austria by analyzing the typological and phonotactic synchronic distribution of velar onset clusters in the Bavarian dialects of Austria and South Tyrol.
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Papers by Patrick Zeitlhuber