Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages.
We study the correlation between phylogenetic and geographic distances for the languages of the Andic branch of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language family. For several alternative phylogenies, we find that geographic distances correlate with linguistic divergence. Notably, qualitative cl...
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| author | Ezequiel Koile Ilia Chechuro George Moroz Michael Daniel |
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| description | We study the correlation between phylogenetic and geographic distances for the languages of the Andic branch of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language family. For several alternative phylogenies, we find that geographic distances correlate with linguistic divergence. Notably, qualitative classifications show a better fit with geography than cognacy-based phylogenies. We interpret this result as follows: The better fit may be due to implicit geographic bias in qualitative classifications. We conclude that approaches to classification other than those based on cognacy run a risk to implicitly include geography and geography-related factors as one basis of genealogical classifications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ad6fa5d8ca84c0b93ec941c1106b7de2022-12-22T00:44:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175e026546010.1371/journal.pone.0265460Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages.Ezequiel KoileIlia ChechuroGeorge MorozMichael DanielWe study the correlation between phylogenetic and geographic distances for the languages of the Andic branch of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language family. For several alternative phylogenies, we find that geographic distances correlate with linguistic divergence. Notably, qualitative classifications show a better fit with geography than cognacy-based phylogenies. We interpret this result as follows: The better fit may be due to implicit geographic bias in qualitative classifications. We conclude that approaches to classification other than those based on cognacy run a risk to implicitly include geography and geography-related factors as one basis of genealogical classifications.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265460 |
| spellingShingle | Ezequiel Koile Ilia Chechuro George Moroz Michael Daniel Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. PLoS ONE |
| title | Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. |
| title_full | Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. |
| title_fullStr | Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. |
| title_short | Geography and language divergence: The case of Andic languages. |
| title_sort | geography and language divergence the case of andic languages |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265460 |
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