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The Significance of Word Lists by Brett Kessler, Hard Cover
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “No dust jacket, light shelf wear.”
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
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- United States
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Csli Publications/Center for T.H.E. Study of Language & Information
ISBN-10
1575862999
ISBN-13
9781575862996
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1847098
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
287 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Significance of Word Lists : Statistical Tests for Investigating Historical Connections Between Languages
Subject
Lexicography, General, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Dissertations in Linguistics Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
73
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-069912
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
Vol. 20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
417/.7
Table Of Content
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Statistical Methodology 3. Significance Testing 4. Tests in Different Environments 5. Size of the Word Lists 6. Precision and Lumping 7. Nonarbitrary Vocabulary 8. Historical Connection vs. Relatedness 9. Language-Internal Cognates 10. Recurrence Metrics 11. Conclusions Appendix: Word Lists References Index
Synopsis
Similar words for similar concepts turn up in many widely scattered languages. Some linguists insist that this is simply due to chance while others claim that many if not all of the world's languages descended from a single prehistoric language. Yet neither position in this strident controversy has been analyzed or supported with statistics. New computerized statistical techniques can help determine whether or not words in different languages have an ancestral connection. These flexible techniques are explained, broken into steps, and illustrated in a manner that provides the necessary principles to linguists with no background in statistics. This methodology measures the probabilistic significance of sound correspondences between short word lists. Many rules of thumb invoked by linguists in order to obviate chance resemblance, such as multilateral comparison and emphasizing grammar over vocabulary, are shown to actually decrease the power of quantitative tests. While the procedures presented here are straightforward, the author also details the extensive linguistic work needed to produce word lists that will not yield nonsensical results. Examples analyze the 200 words in 8 languages that are enumerated and detailed in an appendix.
LC Classification Number
P143.3.K47 2001
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