Phylogenetic Methods and the Prehistory of LanguagesPeter Forster, Colin Renfrew McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2006 - 198 Seiten Evolutionary ('phylogenetic') trees were first used to infer lost histories nearly two centuries ago by manuscript scholars reconstructing original texts. Today, computer methods are enabling phylogenetic trees to transform genetics, historical linguistics and even the archaeological study of artefact shapes and styles. But which phylogenetic methods are best suited to retracing the evolution of languages? And which types of language data are most informative about deep prehistory? In this book, leading specialists engage with these key questions. Essential reading for linguists, geneticists and archaeologists, these studies demonstrate how phylogenetic tools are illuminating previously intractable questions about language prehistory. This innovative volume arose from a conference of linguists, geneticists and archaeologists held at Cambridge in 2004. |
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... English - Frisian relationship is not reflected in shared lexical innovations . For ex- ample , Walter ( 1911 ) demonstrated that Old Frisian shares five times more innovations with German than with Old English . Alternatively , English ...
... English - Frisian relationship is not reflected in shared lexical innovations . For ex- ample , Walter ( 1911 ) demonstrated that Old Frisian shares five times more innovations with German than with Old English . Alternatively , English ...
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... English The isolated and deep position of the English branch merits attention . Neither the modern English nor the Old English word lists are closely related with the German branch , as might have been expected if one in- terpreted ...
... English The isolated and deep position of the English branch merits attention . Neither the modern English nor the Old English word lists are closely related with the German branch , as might have been expected if one in- terpreted ...
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... English hound . Had Swadesh ( 1952 ) not drawn up his list in English in the first place , it would be a close call be- tween small and little as the word that best corresponds to the intended meaning - slot . Such debatable calls in ...
... English hound . Had Swadesh ( 1952 ) not drawn up his list in English in the first place , it would be a close call be- tween small and little as the word that best corresponds to the intended meaning - slot . Such debatable calls in ...
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ead25mole bio cam ac | 6 |
Malagasy Language as a Guide to Understanding Malagasy History | 11 |
Rapid Radiation Borrowing and Dialect Continua in the Bantu Languages | 19 |
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