[HTML][HTML] Expansion by migration and diffusion by contact is a source to the global diversity of linguistic nominal categorization systems
M Allassonnière-Tang, O Lundgren… - Humanities and Social …, 2021 - nature.com
Languages of diverse structures and different families tend to share common patterns if they
are spoken in geographic proximity. This convergence is often explained by horizontal …
are spoken in geographic proximity. This convergence is often explained by horizontal …
Evolutionary pathways of complexity in gender systems
O Shcherbakova… - Journal of Language …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Humans categorize the experience they encounter in various ways, which is mirrored, for
instance, in grammatical gender systems of languages. In such systems, nouns are grouped …
instance, in grammatical gender systems of languages. In such systems, nouns are grouped …
[HTML][HTML] The evolutionary dynamics of grammatical gender in Torricelli languages
JA Jódar-Sánchez… - STUF-Language Typology …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Abstract Grammatical gender in New Guinea is an often neglected area in typological
research, even though it is extremely diverse. For example, in New Guinea, some languages …
research, even though it is extremely diverse. For example, in New Guinea, some languages …
Phylogenetic analyses for the origin of sortal classifiers in Mongolic, Tungusic, and Turkic languages
M Allassonnière-Tang, ZL Gao, SA Chen, OS Her - Concentric, 2023 - jbe-platform.com
Numeral classifiers are one of the most common types of nominal classification systems.
Their geographical distribution worldwide is concentrated in Asia, which infers a scheme of …
Their geographical distribution worldwide is concentrated in Asia, which infers a scheme of …
From cognition to word order universals: an artificial language learning approach
F Wang - 2024 - era.ed.ac.uk
Despite their striking diversity, human languages exhibit many statistical universals.
Explanations for the origin of statistical universals include language relatedness, innate …
Explanations for the origin of statistical universals include language relatedness, innate …
Empirical Models for an Indic Language Continuum
N Bafna - 2022 - dspace.cuni.cz
Empirical Models for an Indic Language Continuum Niyati Bafna July 20, 2022 Many Indic
languages and dialects of the so-called" Hindi Belt" and surrounding re-gions in the Indian …
languages and dialects of the so-called" Hindi Belt" and surrounding re-gions in the Indian …
[PDF][PDF] The Evolution of Language
A Ravignani, R Asano, D Valente, F Ferretti… - 2022 - hal.science
Nominal classification systems such as grammatical gender (eg, the masculine/feminine
distinction in French) and noun classes (eg, Bantu noun classes based on fruits, plants …
distinction in French) and noun classes (eg, Bantu noun classes based on fruits, plants …
[PDF][PDF] The evolutionary trends of noun class systems in Atlantic languages
N Rochant, M Allassonnière-Tang… - Proceedings of the Joint …, 2022 - hal.science
Nominal classification systems such as grammatical gender (eg, the masculine/feminine
distinction in French) and noun classes (eg, Bantu noun classes based on fruits, plants …
distinction in French) and noun classes (eg, Bantu noun classes based on fruits, plants …