Paper Figures

Pegah Faghiri, Kim Gerdes, Sylvain Kahane (2026). Verifying the Menzerath-Altmann law in the verbal domain in 180 languages. UDW26 @ LREC 2026.

Large-format reproductions of the per-language plots discussed in the paper. Each panel links to the corresponding row of the big table on MAL Effect, where every other language can be browsed.

Fig. German (§4) — typical MAL profile (β ≈ 0.18, R² ≈ 0.99)

German · MAL · β = +0.171 MAL

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Fig. Arabic — strong MAL bilateral

Arabic · MAL · β = +0.158 MAL

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Fig. Czech — IE benchmark

Czech · MAL · β = +0.240 MAL

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Fig. OldEastSlavic (§5.3) — Anti-MAL with growing effect

OldEastSlavic · MAL · β = -0.255 Anti-MAL

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Fig. Naija-L (§5.3) — most strongly Anti-LMAL, near-perfect power law

Naija · Left MAL · β = -0.734 Anti-MAL

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Fig. Naija-R (§5.3) — gray-zone RMAL companion

Naija · Right MAL · β = +0.133 MAL