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The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 pages)
Disciplina 413.028
Collana Current issues in linguistic theory
Soggetto topico Language and languages
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910467483303321
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
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The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 pages)
Disciplina 413.028
Collana Current issues in linguistic theory
Soggetto topico Language and languages
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910796603403321
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
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The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
The diachrony of classification systems / / edited by William B. McGregor, Aarhus University ; Søren Wichmann, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (376 pages)
Disciplina 413.028
Collana Current issues in linguistic theory
Soggetto topico Language and languages
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823503503321
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018
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Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 410.72/7
Altri autori (Persone) WichmannSøren <1964->
GrantAnthony <1962->
SwadeshMorris <1909-1967.>
Collana Benjamins current topics
Soggetto topico Linguistics - Statistical methods
Language and languages - Variation
Mathematical linguistics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-283-59432-3
9786613906779
90-272-7335-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Quantitative Approaches to Linguistic Diversity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Swadesh's life and place in linguistics; References; A full-scale test of the language farming dispersal hypothesis; 1. Introduction; 2. Language families and data; 2.1. Language families; 2.2 Cardinal size; 2.3 Geospatial size; 2.4 Subsistence type; 3. Explananda on language family sizes; 4. The language farming dispersal hypothesis; 4.1 Previous investigations of farming expansions; 4.2 Definition of language farming dispersal hypothesis; 5. Farming and cardinal size
6. Farming and east-west spreads 7. Discussion and conclusions; References; Appendix. The Language Families of the World: A Critical Synopsis; Do languages originate and become extinct at constant rates?; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical prediction; 3. Tests in published language trees; 4. Tests in ASJP language trees; 5. Properties of languages; 6. Different regions and families; 7. Discussion; References; Appendix 1. Description of LDND; Appendix 2. Imbalance score (Iw) and number of bifurcating nodes (N) for trees constructed by each method for individual families
Borrowability and the notion of basic vocabulary 1. Assessing degrees of lexical borrowability; 2. The notion of basic vocabulary and the Swadesh 100 list; 3. The Loanword Typology project; 4. Differences among semantic word classes and semantic fields; 4.1 Nouns vs. verbs (and adjectives); 4.2 Content words vs. function words; 4.3 Differences among semantic fields; 5. The most borrowing-resistant meanings; 5.1 Meanings with the fewest (probable or clear) loanword counterparts; 6. Representation; 7. Analyzability; 8. Age; 9. The Leipzig-Jakarta list of basic vocabulary
10. The Leipzig-Jakarta list vs. the Swadesh 100 list and three other stability lists 11. Conclusions; References; Homelands of the world's language families; 0. Introduction; 1. The tool; 2. The linguistic distance measure; 3. The sample; 4. Producing maps for homelands; 5. Results; 6. Discussion; 6.1 Africa; 6.2 Eurasia; 6.3 New Guinea; 6.4 North America; 6.5 Middle and Northern South America; 6.6 Central South America; 7. Some generalizations; 8. Conclusion; References; Appendix A. Maps for all language families sampled; Appendix B. Languages and dialects represented in the study
On using qualitative lexicostatistics to illuminate language history 1. Introduction; 2. Constructing a cognacy grid; 3. Vertical and horizontal lexicostatistics; 4. A case study: The Caddoan languages; 5. Further case studies; 5.1 Cognacy, lexical diversity and uniqueness in two Uto-Aztecan cases; 5.2 Subgrouping, borrowing and backmutation: the case of Latin and Romance; 5.3 Borrowing, shared innovations and shared borrowings: lexicostatistics in Chamic and Malayic; 6. Conclusions: Where qualitative lexicostatistics can take us; References; Beyond lexicostatistics
1. Swadesh's legacy: Clarifying the ambiguities
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
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Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 410.72/7
Altri autori (Persone) WichmannSøren <1964->
GrantAnthony <1962->
SwadeshMorris <1909-1967.>
Collana Benjamins current topics
Soggetto topico Linguistics - Statistical methods
Language and languages - Variation
Mathematical linguistics
ISBN 1-283-59432-3
9786613906779
90-272-7335-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Quantitative Approaches to Linguistic Diversity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Swadesh's life and place in linguistics; References; A full-scale test of the language farming dispersal hypothesis; 1. Introduction; 2. Language families and data; 2.1. Language families; 2.2 Cardinal size; 2.3 Geospatial size; 2.4 Subsistence type; 3. Explananda on language family sizes; 4. The language farming dispersal hypothesis; 4.1 Previous investigations of farming expansions; 4.2 Definition of language farming dispersal hypothesis; 5. Farming and cardinal size
6. Farming and east-west spreads 7. Discussion and conclusions; References; Appendix. The Language Families of the World: A Critical Synopsis; Do languages originate and become extinct at constant rates?; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical prediction; 3. Tests in published language trees; 4. Tests in ASJP language trees; 5. Properties of languages; 6. Different regions and families; 7. Discussion; References; Appendix 1. Description of LDND; Appendix 2. Imbalance score (Iw) and number of bifurcating nodes (N) for trees constructed by each method for individual families
Borrowability and the notion of basic vocabulary 1. Assessing degrees of lexical borrowability; 2. The notion of basic vocabulary and the Swadesh 100 list; 3. The Loanword Typology project; 4. Differences among semantic word classes and semantic fields; 4.1 Nouns vs. verbs (and adjectives); 4.2 Content words vs. function words; 4.3 Differences among semantic fields; 5. The most borrowing-resistant meanings; 5.1 Meanings with the fewest (probable or clear) loanword counterparts; 6. Representation; 7. Analyzability; 8. Age; 9. The Leipzig-Jakarta list of basic vocabulary
10. The Leipzig-Jakarta list vs. the Swadesh 100 list and three other stability lists 11. Conclusions; References; Homelands of the world's language families; 0. Introduction; 1. The tool; 2. The linguistic distance measure; 3. The sample; 4. Producing maps for homelands; 5. Results; 6. Discussion; 6.1 Africa; 6.2 Eurasia; 6.3 New Guinea; 6.4 North America; 6.5 Middle and Northern South America; 6.6 Central South America; 7. Some generalizations; 8. Conclusion; References; Appendix A. Maps for all language families sampled; Appendix B. Languages and dialects represented in the study
On using qualitative lexicostatistics to illuminate language history 1. Introduction; 2. Constructing a cognacy grid; 3. Vertical and horizontal lexicostatistics; 4. A case study: The Caddoan languages; 5. Further case studies; 5.1 Cognacy, lexical diversity and uniqueness in two Uto-Aztecan cases; 5.2 Subgrouping, borrowing and backmutation: the case of Latin and Romance; 5.3 Borrowing, shared innovations and shared borrowings: lexicostatistics in Chamic and Malayic; 6. Conclusions: Where qualitative lexicostatistics can take us; References; Beyond lexicostatistics
1. Swadesh's legacy: Clarifying the ambiguities
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792084503321
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity [[electronic resource] ] : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
Pubbl/distr/stampa Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 410.72/7
Altri autori (Persone) WichmannSøren <1964->
GrantAnthony <1962->
SwadeshMorris <1909-1967.>
Collana Benjamins current topics
Soggetto topico Linguistics - Statistical methods
Language and languages - Variation
Mathematical linguistics
ISBN 1-283-59432-3
9786613906779
90-272-7335-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Quantitative Approaches to Linguistic Diversity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; Swadesh's life and place in linguistics; References; A full-scale test of the language farming dispersal hypothesis; 1. Introduction; 2. Language families and data; 2.1. Language families; 2.2 Cardinal size; 2.3 Geospatial size; 2.4 Subsistence type; 3. Explananda on language family sizes; 4. The language farming dispersal hypothesis; 4.1 Previous investigations of farming expansions; 4.2 Definition of language farming dispersal hypothesis; 5. Farming and cardinal size
6. Farming and east-west spreads 7. Discussion and conclusions; References; Appendix. The Language Families of the World: A Critical Synopsis; Do languages originate and become extinct at constant rates?; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical prediction; 3. Tests in published language trees; 4. Tests in ASJP language trees; 5. Properties of languages; 6. Different regions and families; 7. Discussion; References; Appendix 1. Description of LDND; Appendix 2. Imbalance score (Iw) and number of bifurcating nodes (N) for trees constructed by each method for individual families
Borrowability and the notion of basic vocabulary 1. Assessing degrees of lexical borrowability; 2. The notion of basic vocabulary and the Swadesh 100 list; 3. The Loanword Typology project; 4. Differences among semantic word classes and semantic fields; 4.1 Nouns vs. verbs (and adjectives); 4.2 Content words vs. function words; 4.3 Differences among semantic fields; 5. The most borrowing-resistant meanings; 5.1 Meanings with the fewest (probable or clear) loanword counterparts; 6. Representation; 7. Analyzability; 8. Age; 9. The Leipzig-Jakarta list of basic vocabulary
10. The Leipzig-Jakarta list vs. the Swadesh 100 list and three other stability lists 11. Conclusions; References; Homelands of the world's language families; 0. Introduction; 1. The tool; 2. The linguistic distance measure; 3. The sample; 4. Producing maps for homelands; 5. Results; 6. Discussion; 6.1 Africa; 6.2 Eurasia; 6.3 New Guinea; 6.4 North America; 6.5 Middle and Northern South America; 6.6 Central South America; 7. Some generalizations; 8. Conclusion; References; Appendix A. Maps for all language families sampled; Appendix B. Languages and dialects represented in the study
On using qualitative lexicostatistics to illuminate language history 1. Introduction; 2. Constructing a cognacy grid; 3. Vertical and horizontal lexicostatistics; 4. A case study: The Caddoan languages; 5. Further case studies; 5.1 Cognacy, lexical diversity and uniqueness in two Uto-Aztecan cases; 5.2 Subgrouping, borrowing and backmutation: the case of Latin and Romance; 5.3 Borrowing, shared innovations and shared borrowings: lexicostatistics in Chamic and Malayic; 6. Conclusions: Where qualitative lexicostatistics can take us; References; Beyond lexicostatistics
1. Swadesh's legacy: Clarifying the ambiguities
Record Nr. UNINA-9910818143703321
Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012
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The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 401/.43
Altri autori (Persone) DonohueMark <1967->
WichmannSøren <1964->
Soggetto topico Semantics
Typology (Linguistics)
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-82561-1
9786611825614
0-19-152878-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The study of semantic alignment / Soren Wichmann -- Semantic alignment systems / Mark Donohue -- Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and transimpersonal constructions / Andrej Malchukov -- Thematic roles, event structure, and argument encoding in semantically aligned languages / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Why are stative-active languages rare in Eurasia? / Johanna Nichols -- Losing semantic alignment / Edward J. Vajda -- Intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment / Olesya Khanina -- From ergative case marking to semantic case marking / Gontzal Aldai -- The semantics of semantic alignment in eastern Indonesia / Marian Klamer -- The rise and fall of semantic alignment in North Halmahera, Indonesia / Gary Holton -- Verb classification in Amis / Naomi Tsukida -- The emergence of agentive systems in core argument marking / Marianne Mithun -- Argument dereferentialization in Lakhota / Regina Pustet and David Rood -- The emergence of active/stative alignment in Otomi / Enrique L. Palancar -- Voice and transitivity in Guarani / Maura Velazquez-Castillo -- Agreement in two Arawak languages / Swintha Danielsen and Tania Granadillo -- Affectedness and viewpoint in Pilaga (Guaykuruan) / Alejandra Vidal.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465627403321
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 401/.43
Altri autori (Persone) DonohueMark <1967->
WichmannSøren <1964->
Soggetto topico Semantics
Typology (Linguistics)
ISBN 1-281-82561-1
9786611825614
0-19-152878-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The study of semantic alignment / Soren Wichmann -- Semantic alignment systems / Mark Donohue -- Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and transimpersonal constructions / Andrej Malchukov -- Thematic roles, event structure, and argument encoding in semantically aligned languages / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Why are stative-active languages rare in Eurasia? / Johanna Nichols -- Losing semantic alignment / Edward J. Vajda -- Intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment / Olesya Khanina -- From ergative case marking to semantic case marking / Gontzal Aldai -- The semantics of semantic alignment in eastern Indonesia / Marian Klamer -- The rise and fall of semantic alignment in North Halmahera, Indonesia / Gary Holton -- Verb classification in Amis / Naomi Tsukida -- The emergence of agentive systems in core argument marking / Marianne Mithun -- Argument dereferentialization in Lakhota / Regina Pustet and David Rood -- The emergence of active/stative alignment in Otomi / Enrique L. Palancar -- Voice and transitivity in Guarani / Maura Velazquez-Castillo -- Agreement in two Arawak languages / Swintha Danielsen and Tania Granadillo -- Affectedness and viewpoint in Pilaga (Guaykuruan) / Alejandra Vidal.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792260403321
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
The typology of semantic alignment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark Donohue and Sorem Wichmann
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (482 p.)
Disciplina 401/.43
Altri autori (Persone) DonohueMark <1967->
WichmannSøren <1964->
Soggetto topico Semantics
Typology (Linguistics)
ISBN 1-281-82561-1
9786611825614
0-19-152878-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The study of semantic alignment / Soren Wichmann -- Semantic alignment systems / Mark Donohue -- Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and transimpersonal constructions / Andrej Malchukov -- Thematic roles, event structure, and argument encoding in semantically aligned languages / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Why are stative-active languages rare in Eurasia? / Johanna Nichols -- Losing semantic alignment / Edward J. Vajda -- Intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment / Olesya Khanina -- From ergative case marking to semantic case marking / Gontzal Aldai -- The semantics of semantic alignment in eastern Indonesia / Marian Klamer -- The rise and fall of semantic alignment in North Halmahera, Indonesia / Gary Holton -- Verb classification in Amis / Naomi Tsukida -- The emergence of agentive systems in core argument marking / Marianne Mithun -- Argument dereferentialization in Lakhota / Regina Pustet and David Rood -- The emergence of active/stative alignment in Otomi / Enrique L. Palancar -- Voice and transitivity in Guarani / Maura Velazquez-Castillo -- Agreement in two Arawak languages / Swintha Danielsen and Tania Granadillo -- Affectedness and viewpoint in Pilaga (Guaykuruan) / Alejandra Vidal.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820935803321
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
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