基于多元统计分析的法语动词屈折研究——以第三组动词为例

Study of French Verbal Inflection Based on Multivariate Statistical Analysis:The Case of Conjugations of the Third-Group

本文主要研究法语直陈式现在时第三组动词的屈折变化。通过对数据的标注以及使用聚类分析、多维尺度分析等多元统计分析的方法,对法语动词的屈折类别、能产性以及词形差异距离展开研究。结果发现,法语直陈式现在时第三组动词共计29个屈折类别,其中13个较为能产。此外,通过屈折词形差异距离,这些类别共分成6组。本研究将有利于法语学习者更好地解决法语动词变位这一难点,也将有助于深化法语屈折形态学的理论研究。

This article discusses the conjugation of French verbs of the third group.By annotating the data and using multivariate statistical analyses,such as hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling,our research focuses on inflectional category and productivity,as well as their distance between the similarity of inflectional forms.We identified 29 inflectional categories,of which 13 are productive(e.g.XV[nas≠ɛ̃][C]dre,XY[Y≠a]ire,Xure and Xaire).In addition,we obtained the distance between inflectional categories,which are divided into six groups.This research not only makes it possible to better solve the difficulty of learning French verb conjugations,but also to contribute to theoretical research on the inflectional morphology of French.