Here we present an expanded version of bdproto, a database comprising phonological inventory data from 257 ancient and reconstructed languages. These data were extracted from historical linguistic reconstructions and brought together into a single unified, normalized, accessible, and Unicode-compliant language resource. This dataset is publicly available and we aim to engage language scientists doing research on language change and language evolution. Furthermore, we identify a hitherto undiscussed temporal bias that complicates the simple comparison of ancient and reconstructed languages with present-day languages. Due to the sparsity of the data and the absence of statistical and computational methods that can adequately handle this bias,...
Over the last few decades, the widespread diffusion of digital technology has increased availability...
This article argues that documentary linguistics and corpus phonetics can form a happy marriage in t...
A comparative analysis of multi-language speech samples is conducted using acoustic characteristics ...
Here we present an expanded version of bdproto, a database comprising phonological inventory data fr...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Over the last few decades, the widespread diffusion of digital technology has increased availabilit...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
A major question in phonology concerns the role of historical changes in shaping the typology of lan...
I introduce a novel quantitative methodology for evaluating manual comparative reconstructions. This...
I introduce a novel quantitative methodology for evaluating manual comparative reconstructions. This...
Over the last few decades, the widespread diffusion of digital technology has increased availability...
This article argues that documentary linguistics and corpus phonetics can form a happy marriage in t...
A comparative analysis of multi-language speech samples is conducted using acoustic characteristics ...
Here we present an expanded version of bdproto, a database comprising phonological inventory data fr...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Historical linguists have identified regularities in the process of historic sound change. The compa...
Over the last few decades, the widespread diffusion of digital technology has increased availabilit...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
The study of sound change is foundational to traditional historical linguistics, particularly the li...
A major question in phonology concerns the role of historical changes in shaping the typology of lan...
I introduce a novel quantitative methodology for evaluating manual comparative reconstructions. This...
I introduce a novel quantitative methodology for evaluating manual comparative reconstructions. This...
Over the last few decades, the widespread diffusion of digital technology has increased availability...
This article argues that documentary linguistics and corpus phonetics can form a happy marriage in t...
A comparative analysis of multi-language speech samples is conducted using acoustic characteristics ...