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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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465473003321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant
| Quantitative approaches to linguistic diversity : commemorating the centenary of the birth of Morris Swadesh / / edited by Søren Wichmann, Anthony P. Grant |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||