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The Indo-European controversy : facts and fallacies in historical linguistics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pereltsvaig, Asya, 1972-
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Lewis, Martin W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Indo-European languages > Study and teaching.
Indo-European languages > Research.
Historical linguistics.
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
Indo-Europeans > Origin.
Indo-Europeans > Migrations.
Evolution (Biology)
Phylogeny.
Phylogeography.
Bayesian statistical decision theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Indo-European debate and why it matters
  • Part I. The Vexatious History of Indo-European Studies
  • Ideology and interpretation from the 1700s to the 1970s
  • Anatolia vs. the Steppes
  • Part II. The Failings of the Bayesian Phylogenetic Research Program
  • What theory we want and what theory we get
  • Linguistic fallacies of the Bayesian phylogenetic model
  • Dating problems of the Bayesian phylogenetic model
  • The historical-geographical failure of the Bayesian phylogenetic model
  • Unwarranted assumptions
  • Part III. Searching for Indo-European Origins
  • Why linguists don't do dates, or do they?
  • Triangulating the Indo-European homeland
  • The non-mystery of Indo-European expansion
  • Whither historical linguistics?
  • Conclusion: What is at stake in the Indo-European debate.