Phylogenetic Reconstruction in Syntax: The Parametric Comparison Method

Chapter
Publication Date:
2017
Short description:
Phylogenetic Reconstruction in Syntax: The Parametric Comparison Method / Longobardi, G., Guardiano, C.. - (2017), pp. 241-271. [10.1017/9781107279070.013]
abstract:
The Parametric Comparison Method (PCM) is a novel tool for studying the historical evolution and classification of languages. The intuition behind it is that purely theoretical advances of linguistics over the past few decades may provide an innovative system for reconstructing language phylogenies.
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Parametric Comparison Method; Phylogenetic reconstruction; Nominal Syntax; Comparative Methods
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Handle:
https://iris.unimore.it/handle/11380/1129851
Book title:
The Cambridge Handbook of Historical Syntax