Language Polygenesis: A Probabilistic Model
1996 年 104 巻 2 号 p. 131-137
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1996 年 104 巻 2 号 p. 131-137
Monogenesis of language is widely accepted, but the conventional argument seems to be mistaken; a simple probabilistic model shows that polygenesis is likely. Other prehistoric inventions are discussed, as are problems in tracing linguistic lineages.
