编辑距离与语言分类

The Levenshtein Distance and Language Classification

编辑距离是一种距离测量法,源于将一个字符串变换为另一个字符串所需要的编辑操作数,该方法能够自动将语言进行分类。基于传统语言分类方法的不足,分析讨论了编辑距离在语言分类研究中的应用,对长久以来学术界因为传统语言学研究产生的争论提供一种可能的解决方案。

The Levenshtein Distance is a distance method which is derived from the number of edit operations needed to transform one string into another.This method can automatically classify languages.Based on the lack of knowledge of traditional language classification methods,the application of Levenshtein Distance is analyzed and discussed.It provides a possible solution to the long-standing academic debate over traditional linguistics.