TY  - JOUR
A1  - LaPolla, Randy J.
T1  - Comments on methodology and evidence in Sino-Tibetan comparative linguistics
T2  - Language and linguistics = Yuyan-ji-yuyanxue, 13.1 (2012), S. 117-132
N2  - This paper presents epistemological and methodological problems found in work on the subgrouping of Sino-Tibetan languages and the reconstruction of features of the languages. A key problem is the lack of an accepted standard for judging this work, one that can stand up to statistical evaluation. An alternative methodology that involves using fixed sets of features to give us the statistical probability of common origin is suggested.
KW  - Sinotibetische Sprachen
KW  - Methodologie
KW  - Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
KW  - Kontrastive Linguistik
Y1  - 2012
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38020
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-380209
UR  - http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/randylapolla/papers/LaPolla_2012_Comments_on_methodology_and_evidence_in_Sino-Tibetan_comparative_linguistics.pdf
SN  - 1606-822X
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
SP  - 117
EP  - 132
PB  - Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
CY  - Taibei
ER  -