Germanic Phylogeny

Germanic Phylogeny
Author: Frederik Hartmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2023-04-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0198872747

This book provides a computational re-evaluation of the genealogical relations between the early Germanic families and of their diversification from their most recent common ancestor, Proto-Germanic. It also proposes a novel computational approach to the problem of linguistic diversification more broadly, using agent-based simulation of speech communities over time. This new method is presented alongside more traditional phylogenetic inference, and the respective results are compared and evaluated. Frederik Hartmann demonstrates that the traditional and novel methods each capture different aspects of this highly complex real-world process; crucially, the new computational approach proposed here offers a new way of investigating the wave-like properties of language relatedness that were previously less accessible. As well as validating the findings of earlier research, the results of this study also generate new insights and shed light on much-debated issues in the field. The conclusion is that the break-up of Germanic should be understood as a gradual disintegration process in which tree-like branching effects are rare.

The Evolution of Man

The Evolution of Man
Author: Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1892
Genre: Anatomy, Comparative
ISBN:

Germanic Phylogeny

Germanic Phylogeny
Author: Frederik Hartmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre:
ISBN: 0198872739

This book provides a computational re-evaluation of the genealogical relations between the early Germanic families and of their diversification from their most recent common ancestor, Proto-Germanic. It also proposes a novel computational approach to the problem of linguistic diversification more broadly, using agent-based simulation of speech communities over time. This new method is presented alongside more traditional phylogenetic inference, and the respectiveresults are compared and evaluated. Frederik Hartmann demonstrates that the traditional and novel methods each capture different aspects of this highly complex real-world process; crucially, the new computational approach proposed here offers a new way of investigating the wave-like properties oflanguage relatedness that were previously less accessible. As well as validating the findings of earlier research, the results of this study also generate new insights and shed light on much-debated issues in the field. The conclusion is that the break-up of Germanic should be understood as a gradual disintegration process in which tree-like branching effects are rare.

The Evolution Of Man; A Popular Scientific Study

The Evolution Of Man; A Popular Scientific Study
Author: Ernest Haeckel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 874
Release: 2024-03-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3387321015

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Evolution of Man

The Evolution of Man
Author: Ernst Haeckel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752302372

Reproduction of the original: The Evolution of Man by Ernst Haeckel