We present a system for the large scale induction of cognate groups. Our model explains the evolution of cognates as a sequence of mutations and innovations along a phylogeny. On the task of identifying cognates from over 21,000 words in 218 different languages from the Oceanic language family, our model achieves a cluster purity score over 91%, while maintaining pairwise recall over 62%.

In this study, we investigated which spelling cues are used in word-medial consonant by learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Previous research has shown that native speakers rely on different to decide whether single (“diner”) or double (“dinner”) needs be spelling. These include phonology, orthography, morphology and lexical frequency. We these play similar role Dutch spellers who ...

The effect of phonological similarity on L1–L2 cognate translation priming was examined with Japanese– English bilinguals. According to the phonological account, the cognate priming effect for different-script bilinguals consists of additive effects of phonological and conceptual facilitation. If true, then the size of the cognate priming effect would be directly influenced by the phonological ...