Indoeuropean Classification by Isidore Dyen

Indoeuropean Classification by Isidore Dyen

The lexicostatistical method is frequently used to gain information about family trees of languages which are not accessible in study by more traditional methods. The first & major purpose of this work is to validate the lexicostatistical method by presenting the classification it yields for the Indoeuropean family, & comparing that classification with the traditional one. If the classification it yields had differed greatly from the generally accepted one, some would have found that reason enough to challenge the method. The differences, however, appear to be relatively small & subject to reasonable explanations. Consequently this classification can be regarded as a principal confirmation of the validity of the lexicostatistical method. Illustrations.

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ISBN 13	9780871698254
ISBN 10	0871698250
Title	Indoeuropean Classification
Author	Isidore Dyen
Series	Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	American Philosophical Society Press
Year published	1992-01-01
Number of pages	132
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