Modelling linguistic taxonomic dynamics.

This paper presents the results of the application of a bit-string model of languages ( Schulze & Stauffer 2005 ) to problems of taxonomic patterns. The questions addressed include the following: (1) Which parameters are minimally needed for the development of a taxonomic dynamics leading to the typ...

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Publicado en:Transactions of the Philological Society Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 126 - 148
Autores principales: Wichmann, Søren, Stauer, Dietrich, Lima, F. Wellington S., Schulze, Christian
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2007
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          Languages and Cultures of Indian America (TCIA), Leiden University
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          Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil
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