34.2142, Books: Germanic Phylogeny: Hartmann

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Subject: 34.2142, Books: Germanic Phylogeny: Hartmann

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Date: 29-Jun-2023
From: Rachel Havard [rachel.havard at oup.com]
Subject: Germanic Phylogeny: Hartmann


Title: Germanic Phylogeny
Series Title: Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press
                http://www.oup.com/us
Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/germanic-phylogeny-9
780198872733?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=
linguistics

Author: Frederik Hartmann
Hardback: ISBN: 9780198872733 Pages: 304 Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Abstract:

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.

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics

Written In: English (eng)

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