A statistical model for the joint inference of vertical stability and horizontal diffusibility of typological features
A statistical model for the joint inference of vertical stability and horizontal diffusibility of typological features
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类型特征垂直稳定性和水平扩散性联合推断的统计模型
DOI:
10.1093/jole/lzx022
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Yamauchi Kenji
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文献类型:
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作者:
Murawaki Yugo;Yamauchi Kenji
A major pursuit within the study of language evolution is to advance understanding of the historical behavior of typological features. Previous studies have identified at least three factors that determine the typological similarity of a pair of languages: (1) vertical stability, (2) horizontal diffusibility, and (3) universality. Of these factors, the first two are of particular interest. Although observed data are affected by all three factors to a greater or lesser degree, previous studies have not jointly modeled them in a straightforward manner. Here, we propose a solution that is derived from the field of cultural anthropology. We present a simple and extensible Bayesian autologistic model to jointly infer the three factors from observed data. Although a large number of missing values in the data set pose serious difficulties for statistical modeling, the proposed model can robustly estimate these parameters as well as missing values. Applying missing value imputation to indirectly evaluate the estimated parameters, we quantitatively demonstrated that they were meaningful. In conclusion, we briefly compare our findings with those of previous studies and discuss future directions.
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1983
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影响因子:
--
作者:
J. Hawkins
通讯作者:
J. Hawkins
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
Mikael Parkvall
通讯作者:
Mikael Parkvall
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
A. Aristar;William Croft
通讯作者:
William Croft
DOI:
10.4324/9781315794013
发表时间:
2015
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Fronteiras: Revista Catarinense de História
影响因子:
--
作者:
Claire Bowern;B. Evans
通讯作者:
B. Evans
影响因子:
3.9
作者:
H. Andersen
通讯作者:
H. Andersen