The study of language laws, ie the statistical regularities found in languages, is a basic research that has determined some general patterns and models with potential applications, as well as the improvement of language technologies based on computer systems. In the case of Catalan, a general characterization of the language was initiated previously in both written and oral corpora.
This new project, founded by Institut d’Estudis Catalans, aims to focus on the clinical applications of quantitative linguistics, in two levels:
– A first previous theoretical level, where mathematical models are studied to characterize the semantics, and in return the syntax, of Catalan words, based on known corpora and the normative dictionary (DIEC2).
– A level of application, to extend the clinical applications of the statistical study of the Catalan language, in aphasia, dementia or other pathologies.