| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford linguistics |
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Oxford linguistics.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Classification
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Language and languages -- Classification.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Language and languages
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Classificatie.
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Talen.
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Kwantitatieve methoden.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Classification
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McMahon, Robert, 1964-
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| LC no. |
2005018559 |
| ISBN |
9781429470889 |
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1429470887 |
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9780191535369 |
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0191535362 |
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128075849X |
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9781280758492 |
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9786610758494 |
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6610758492 |
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