Quantifying language dynamics: On the cutting edge of areal and phylogenetic linguistics

Søren Wichmann; Jeff Good

doi:10.1163/9789004281523

Quantifying language dynamics: On the cutting edge of areal and phylogenetic linguistics

Søren Wichmann
, Jeff Good

Linguistics

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Abstract

Drawing upon data from the phonologies, morphologies, numeral systems, constituent orders, case systems, and lexicons of the worlds languages, Quantifying Language Dynamics introduces new, quantitative methodologies for understanding language contact, evolution, and patterns of phylogenetic descent.

Original language	English
Publisher	Brill
Number of pages	236
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004281523
ISBN (Print)	9789004281318
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004281523
State	Published - Sep 8 2014

Keywords

Alignment
Andes
ASJP
Bayes
Borrowing
Case
Chinese
Classification
L2
Morphology
Networks
Numerals
Phonology
Prehistory
Syntax

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