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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... vocabulary is calculated . On the assumption that all languages undergo lexical change at a fairly similar rate , the degree of shared vocabulary is then an indication of the relatedness between the languages compared : the higher the ...
... vocabulary is calculated . On the assumption that all languages undergo lexical change at a fairly similar rate , the degree of shared vocabulary is then an indication of the relatedness between the languages compared : the higher the ...
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... vocabulary data . We would like to know whether the data in question can be used to infer language ancestry . The data we treat is a representa- tion due to Gray & Atkinson ( 2003 ) of the Dyen et al . ( 1997 ) Indo - European lexical ...
... vocabulary data . We would like to know whether the data in question can be used to infer language ancestry . The data we treat is a representa- tion due to Gray & Atkinson ( 2003 ) of the Dyen et al . ( 1997 ) Indo - European lexical ...
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... vocabulary , grammar and syntax are conspicuous and fundamental traits of languages that can be studied phylogenetically . Understanding their rates of evolution and the causes of their diversification across languages has applied and ...
... vocabulary , grammar and syntax are conspicuous and fundamental traits of languages that can be studied phylogenetically . Understanding their rates of evolution and the causes of their diversification across languages has applied and ...
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CLARE J HOLDEN RUSSELL D GRAY | 19 |
Bantu Classification Bantu Trees and Phylogenetic Methods | 43 |
Chapter 6 | 67 |
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