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The Automation of Discovery Procedure in Linguistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

Paul L. Garvin
Paul L. Garvin*
Affiliation:
The Bunker-Ramo Corporation
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Abstract

The theoretical significance of a proposed computer program for the automation of discovery procedure in linguistics is first discussed. An outline is then presented of a type of heuristic computer program which would be suitable for the automation of the procedures employed in the initial phases of field work, particularly during the elicitation of paradigms. The basic characteristics of the trial and evaluation routines to be used in such a program are set forth. Finally, the basic assumptions underlying the proposed computer simulation of informant work are discussed.

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , March 1967, pp. 172 - 178
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Copyright © 1967 by Linguistic Society of America

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Footnotes

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Work on this paper was done under the sponsorship of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research of the Office of Aerospace Research, under Contract No. AF49(638)-1515. An earlier version of this paper was read at the fortieth Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Chicago, Illinois, 28 December 1965.

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