基于CiteSpace的语言距离跨学科研究分析与展望

A CiteSpace analysis of the interdisciplinary research on linguistic distance and its prospect

本文以Web of Science核心合集文献为数据来源,采用CiteSpace对语言距离研究开展了可视化分析。结果发现:国外语言距离研究数量总体呈上升态势,集中于商学和经济学、语言学、心理学等领域;主要研究内容包括类型距离、谱系距离、感知距离、文化距离、语言政策、语言经济等6个维度。文章还基于突增热点词分析了语言距离研究的前沿热点主题,并对国内语言距离研究进行了展望。

This paper, employing CiteSpace, visualizes and analyzes the studies on linguistic distance retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. The results show that linguistic distance research abroad has witnessed an upward trend in quantity, mainly distributed in the fields of business & economics, linguistics and psychology. The major topics include 6 dimensions of typological distance, genealogical distance, perceived distance, cultural distance, language policies, and language economics. The paper also analyzes the frontiers of linguistic distance research based on burst terms, with the aim of providing some insights into the future development of linguistic distance research in China.