Can Bayesian phylogeography reconstruct migrations and expansions in linguistic evolution?

Bayesian phylogeography has been used in historical linguistics to reconstruct homelands and expansions of language families, but the reliability of these reconstructions has remained unclear. We contribute to this discussion with a simulation study where we distinguish two types of spatial processe...

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Main Authors: Nico Neureiter, Peter Ranacher, Rik van Gijn, Balthasar Bickel, Robert Weibel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201079