Phylogenetic Methods and the Prehistory of Languages

by Colin Renfrew and Peter Forster

Evolutionary ('phylogenetic') trees were first used to infer lost histories nearly two centuries ago by manuscript scholars reconstructing original texts. Today, computer methods are enabling phylogenetic trees to transform genetics, historical linguistics and even the archaeological study of artefact shapes and styles. But which phylogenetic methods are best suited to retracing the evolution of languages? And which types of language data are most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902937333
• ISBN13: 9781902937335
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Researc
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.1"