Quantifying Language Dynamics - On the Cutting edge of Areal and Phylogenetic Linguistics (Paperback)

Quantifying Language Dynamics: On the Cutting Edge of Areal and Phylogenetic Linguistics contains specially-selected papers introducing new, quantitative methodologies for understanding language interaction and evolution. It draws upon data from the phonologies, morphologies, numeral systems, constituent orders, case systems, and lexicons of the world's languages, bringing large datasets and sophisticated statistical techniques to bear on fundamental questions such as: how to identify and account for areal distributions, when language contact leads to grammatical simplification, whether patterns of morphological borrowing can be predicted, how to deal with contact within phylogenetic models, and what new techniques are most effective for classification of the world's languages. The book is relevant for students and scholars in general linguistics, typology, and historical and comparative linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Soren Wichmann • Jeff Good
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-28131-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-28131-2
Barcode:	9789004281318

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