分析六千多种语言的分布规律，发现主要语系有三类不同演化模式。
Study of scaling laws in language families
- 基于语言数量和使用者数量，研究语系的缩放规律。
- 14大语系被划分为三组，每组在齐普夫图中指数显著不同。
- 揭示语言多样性背后的组织结构，适合语言学与复杂系统研究者。
本文利用超过六千种语言的数据，研究语系中的缩放规律，分析齐普夫型分类图中呈现的涌现模式。从宏观（按语系划分的语言数量）和微观（按语系内各语言的使用者数量）两个层面进行考察。特别值得注意的是，在排除亚非语系和尼罗-撒哈拉语系后，十四大现存语系呈现出明显分异，被归入三个语系四元组，每个四元组在齐普夫图中具有显著不同的指数特征。这一发现揭示了主要语系内在结构与组织机制，为语言多样性的本质及其分布提供了新视角。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This article investigates scaling laws within language families using data from over six thousand languages and analyzing emergent patterns observed in Zipf-like classification graphs. Both macroscopic (based on number of languages by family) and microscopic (based on numbers of speakers by language on a family) aspects of these classifications are examined. Particularly noteworthy is the discovery of a distinct division among the fourteen largest contemporary language families, excluding Afro-Asiatic and Nilo-Saharan languages. These families are found to be distributed across three language family quadruplets, each characterized by significantly different exponents in the Zipf graphs. This finding sheds light on the underlying structure and organization of major language families, revealing intriguing insights into the nature of linguistic diversity and distribution.
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