Large-scale lexical and genetic alignment supports a hybrid model of Han Chinese demic and cultural diffusions
C Yang, X Zhang, S Yan, S Yang, B Wu, F You… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Han Chinese history is shaped by substantial demographic activities and
sociocultural transmissions. However, it remains challenging to assess the contributions of …
sociocultural transmissions. However, it remains challenging to assess the contributions of …
Principal Component Analysis as a Sanity Check for Bayesian Phylolinguistic Reconstruction
Y Murawaki - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18877, 2024 - arxiv.org
Bayesian approaches to reconstructing the evolutionary history of languages rely on the tree
model, which assumes that these languages descended from a common ancestor and …
model, which assumes that these languages descended from a common ancestor and …
[PDF][PDF] A Mixtec Sound Change Database
S Auderset, EW Campbell - Journal of open humanities data, 2024 - boris.unibe.ch
We present an interlinked, expandable database of segmental sound changes among a
large sample of Mixtec languages of Mexico. The database provides an up-to-date …
large sample of Mixtec languages of Mexico. The database provides an up-to-date …
Rates of change and phylogenetic signal in Mixtec tone
S Auderset - Language Dynamics and Change, 2024 - brill.com
Despite the abundance of tonal languages around the world, the diachrony of tone is still
poorly understood, especially when compared to segmental sound change. This lacuna has …
poorly understood, especially when compared to segmental sound change. This lacuna has …
[PDF][PDF] The Family Tree model
The Family Tree model represents the evolutionary history and relationships of languages
as a tree resembling a genealogical tree (Figure 1). Though metaphors for historical …
as a tree resembling a genealogical tree (Figure 1). Though metaphors for historical …