| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Oxford linguistics
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Oxford linguistics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Classification.
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Language and languages -- Classification. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Classification.
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| Added Author |
McMahon, Robert, 1964-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McMahon, April M.S. Language classification by numbers. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005018559 |
| ISBN |
9781429470889 (electronic book) |
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1429470887 (electronic book) |
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9780191535369 (electronic book) |
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0191535362 (electronic book) |
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128075849X |
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9781280758492 |
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9786610758494 |
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6610758492 |
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0199279012 (Cloth) |
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0199279020 (Paper) |
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9780199279012 |
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9780199279029 (paperback) |
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