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

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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
Yamauchi Kenji
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作者:
Murawaki Yugo;Yamauchi Kenji

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