Explaining the linguistic diversity of Sahul using population models.
The region of the ancient Sahul continent (present day Australia and New Guinea, and surrounding islands) is home to extreme linguistic diversity. Even apart from the huge Austronesian language family, which spread into the area after the breakup of the Sahul continent in the Holocene, there are hun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2770058?pdf=render |