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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel J. Milton" <dmilt1896@...> wrote:
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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "mkelkar2003" <swatimkelkar@> wrote:
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> > http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~garrett/IEConvergence.pdf
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> This interesting article is Chapter 12 --- of what book?
> Dan
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I found the answer to my own question:
Phylogenetic Methods and the Prehistory of Languages
edited by Peter Forster and Colin Renfrew
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.
220p, 50 b/w illus (McDonald Institute 2006) Price approximate
ISBN 1902937333. Hardback. Price US $40.00
Is there a Table of Contents or equivalent on the Web somewhere, or
shall I just go ahead and spend $40?
Dan