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Determination of language families using deep learning

Computation and Language 2025-05-23 v2

Abstract

We use a c-GAN (convolutional generative adversarial) neural network to analyze transliterated text fragments of extant, dead comprehensible, and one dead non-deciphered (Cypro-Minoan) language to establish linguistic affinities. The paper is agnostic with respect to translation and/or deciphering. However, there is hope that the proposed approach can be useful for decipherment with more sophisticated neural network techniques.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2409.02393,
  title  = {Determination of language families using deep learning},
  author = {Peter B. Lerner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.02393},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Second draft with improved statistics of NN simulations. Comments are welcome

R2 v1 2026-06-28T18:33:28.714Z