Lieberherr, Ismael and Bodt, Tim (2017) 'Sub-grouping Kho-Bwa based on shared core vocabulary.' Himalayan Linguistics, 16 (1). pp. 2-40.
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Abstract
Tianshin Jackson Sun (Sun 1992, Sun 1993) was the first to suggest the phylogenetic relatedness of a number of highly divergent, endangered and poorly described languages of Western Arunachal Pradesh, later named the ‘Kho-Bwa cluster’ by Van Driem (2001). In this paper, we make use of what are predominantly new data from our own field work, covering a total of 22 linguistic varieties. In a list of 100 lexical entries, cognate roots were tagged and subsequently a pairwise “cognacy percentage” was computed which forms the basis for a hierarchic cluster analysis. The result of this analysis and some further considerations confirm earlier reported views of a phylogenetic relationship between these languages. The appendix contains the full data set with cognacy statements. All computer code is available and documented on Github (https://github.com/metroxylon/kho-bwa-lexicostat).
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures |
| ISSN: | 15447502 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.5070/H916232254 |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2021 09:38 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/34570 |
| Funders: | Other |
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