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This book provides a computational re-evaluation of the
genealogical relations between the early Germanic families and of
their diversification from their most recent common ancestor,
Proto-Germanic. It also proposes a novel computational approach to
the problem of linguistic diversification more broadly, using
agent-based simulation of speech communities over time. This new
method is presented alongside more traditional phylogenetic
inference, and the respective results are compared and evaluated.
Frederik Hartmann demonstrates that the traditional and novel
methods each capture different aspects of this highly complex
real-world process; crucially, the new computational approach
proposed here offers a new way of investigating the wave-like
properties of language relatedness that were previously less
accessible. As well as validating the findings of earlier research,
the results of this study also generate new insights and shed light
on much-debated issues in the field. The conclusion is that the
break-up of Germanic should be understood as a gradual
disintegration process in which tree-like branching effects are
rare.
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