Language Classification by Numbers

by Robert J. McMahon, April McMahon, Robert McMahon

This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should classified in the future. It describes and applies computer programs from biology and evolutionary genetics to data about languages and shows how the power of the computer can be harnessed to throw light on long-standing problems in historical linguistics. It tests current theories and hypotheses, shows how new ideas can be formulated, and offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199279020
• ISBN13: 9780199279029
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"