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Phylogenetic Methods and the Prehistory of Languages
Peter ForsterColin Renfrew
出版McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2006
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / GeneralScience / Life Sciences / EvolutionSocial Science / ArchaeologySocial Science / Methodology
ISBN19029373339781902937335
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=R25sAAAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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 informative about deep prehistory? In this book, leading specialists engage with these key questions. Essential reading for linguists, geneticists and archaeologists, these studies demonstrate how phylogenetic tools are illuminating previously intractable questions about language prehistory. This innovative volume arose from a conference of linguists, geneticists and archaeologists held at Cambridge in 2004.