Collected Works in Mesoamerican Linguistics and ArchaeologyMesoamerican Ethnohistory in United States Libraries: Reconstruction of the William E. Gates Collection of Historical and Linguistic Manuscripts [PDF]
Frances Karttunen
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Aboriginal flood narratives and the thunder complex in Southeast Asia
Abstract The ancestors of the dingo were brought to mainland Australia around 4000 years ago by people who arrived by boat. The identity of these voyagers from the north, however, and the nature of their interactions with the Aboriginal population of Australia, are unknown.
Adam Brumm, Gregory Forth
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The Common Cause Principle in Historical Linguistics [PDF]
Christopher Hitchcock
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Kuwae, Epi and Tongoa Islands: Transformations of a volcanic landscape in central Vanuatu
ABSTRACT This paper presents a detailed overview of archaeological research undertaken on Epi and Tongoa, in central Vanuatu. These islands were previously connected to one another and respectively formed the western and eastern portions of Kuwae, one of the largest islands in the Vanuatu archipelago, until the catastrophic Tombuk volcanic eruption ...
ROBERT HENDERSON+7 more
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Quantitative methods for Phylogenetic Inference in Historical Linguistics: An experimental case study of South Central Dravidian [PDF]
In this paper we examine the usefulness of two classes of algorithms Distance Methods, Discrete Character Methods (Felsenstein and Felsenstein 2003) widely used in genetics, for predicting the family relationships among a set of related languages and therefore, diachronic language change.
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Abstract This paper investigates the use of multimedia verification, in particular, computational tools and Open‐source Intelligence (OSINT) methods, for verifying online multimedia content in the context of the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Our study examines the workflows and tools used by several fact‐checkers and journalists working at Faktisk,
Sohail Ahmed Khan+6 more
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Donhauser, Karin & Annette Fischer & Lars Mecklenburg. 2006. Moutons Interaktive Einführung in die Historische Linguistik des Deutschen. The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Historical Linguistics of German. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter [PDF]
Joachim Hamm
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Death by AI: Will large language models diminish Wikipedia?
Abstract We argue that advances in large language models (LLMs) and generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will diminish the value of Wikipedia, due to a withdrawal by human content producers, who will withhold their efforts, perceiving less need for their efforts and increased “AI competition.” We believe the greatest threat to Wikipedia stems from ...
Christian Wagner, Ling Jiang
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This article studies the historical development of Contrastive Analyses (CA). The historical studies of languages have a long story and are to seen always when languages contact each other.
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