Workshop: Trees, Waves and Friends (PART ONE)

Dendograms (Tree Diagrams)

Everybody knows that some languages are related. Linguists usually use a tree diagram (dendograms) to illustrate the relationships between languages. However, trees are not the only proposed model for language diversification. In this workshop series in two parts, we will look at different models of language diversification. The workshops are designed for non-historical linguists who wish to learn more about these models and deepen their understanding of the underlying theoretical considerations, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. During the workshops you will develop a "passive knowledge" of these models in order to evaluate the models you incounter in the literature.

In part one of the workshop series, we will discuss the traditional tree model, lexicostatistics, Bayesian phylogenetics and dendograms not meant to represent language history. We will explore why not everything that looks like a tree is based on the same theoretical assumptions and consider the major arguments for and against these models.

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Tag: 09.05.2024
Anfangszeit: 13:30
Dauer: 01:00
Raum: Turtle (33.2.106)
Track: Historical Linguistics
Sprache: en

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