The Resource Language classification by numbers, April McMahon and Robert McMahon, (electronic resource)
Language classification by numbers, April McMahon and Robert McMahon, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should be classified in the future. It tests current theories and hypotheses, shows how new ideas can be formulated, and offers a series of demonstrations that the new techniques applied to old data can produce convincing results. It will be of great practical interest to all those concerned with the classification and diffusion of languages in fields such as comparative linguistics, . archaeology, genetics, and anthropology. - ;This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided int
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages)
- Contents
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- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 How do Linguists Classify Languages?; 2 Lexicostatistics; 3 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Computational Cladistics; 4 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Sublists; 5 Correlations Between Genetic and Linguistic Data; 6 Climbing Down from the Trees: Network Models; 7 Dating; 8 Quantitative Methods Beyond the Lexicon; References; Index
- Isbn
- 9781429470889
- Label
- Language classification by numbers
- Title
- Language classification by numbers
- Statement of responsibility
- April McMahon and Robert McMahon
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should be classified in the future. It tests current theories and hypotheses, shows how new ideas can be formulated, and offers a series of demonstrations that the new techniques applied to old data can produce convincing results. It will be of great practical interest to all those concerned with the classification and diffusion of languages in fields such as comparative linguistics, . archaeology, genetics, and anthropology. - ;This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided int
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McMahon, April M. S
- Dewey number
- 401/.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McMahon, Robert
- Series statement
- Oxford linguistics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Language and languages
- Label
- Language classification by numbers, April McMahon and Robert McMahon, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index
- Color
- other
- Contents
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 How do Linguists Classify Languages?; 2 Lexicostatistics; 3 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Computational Cladistics; 4 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Sublists; 5 Correlations Between Genetic and Linguistic Data; 6 Climbing Down from the Trees: Network Models; 7 Dating; 8 Quantitative Methods Beyond the Lexicon; References; Index
- Control code
- ocn252635857
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429470889
- Note
- eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252635857
- Label
- Language classification by numbers, April McMahon and Robert McMahon, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index
- Color
- other
- Contents
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 How do Linguists Classify Languages?; 2 Lexicostatistics; 3 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Computational Cladistics; 4 Tree-based Quantitative Approaches: Sublists; 5 Correlations Between Genetic and Linguistic Data; 6 Climbing Down from the Trees: Network Models; 7 Dating; 8 Quantitative Methods Beyond the Lexicon; References; Index
- Control code
- ocn252635857
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429470889
- Note
- eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252635857
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