Abstract

While the study of grapheme counts dates from ancient Greeks, that of their frequencies dates from the ninth century AD. These studies moved beyond the comparison of means after almost a millennium. Because of their use in cryptanalysis and elsewhere grapheme frequencies continued to be studied. Published work in the area has been concentrating on the more widely spoken languages and comparatively little has been done with minority languages. An alphabet for Lithuanian was first developed in the sixteenth century and finalized in the twentieth. Twenty models of its grapheme frequencies were examined here. A relative simple model was found to be the best fit. This model may also be applicable to other languages.

摘要

虽然对字素计数的研究可以追溯到古希腊人，但其频率的研究可以追溯到公元九世纪。这些研究超越了将近一千年之后的均值比较。由于它们在密码分析和其他方面的应用，继续对字素频率进行研究。该地区已出版的工作集中在口语上，而少数民族语言则很少。立陶宛语的字母表最早是在16世纪开发的，并在20世纪最后定稿。在这里检查了二十个字素频率模型。发现相对简单的模型是最合适的。此模型也可能适用于其他语言。