Dated phylogeny suggests early Neolithic origin of Sino-Tibetan languages
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77404-4
Abstract: An accurate reconstruction of Sino-Tibetan language evolution would greatly advance our understanding of East Asian population history. Two recent phylogenetic studies attempted to do so but several of their conclusions are different from each other.… read more here.
Keywords: sino tibetan; dated phylogeny; sino; phylogeny suggests ... See more keywords
Archaeological evidence for initial migration of Neolithic Proto Sino-Tibetan speakers from Yellow River valley to Tibetan Plateau.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212006119
Abstract: Sino-Tibetan is the second largest language family in the world. Recent linguistic and genetic studies have traced its origin to Neolithic millet farmers in the Yellow River region of China around 8,000 y ago and… read more here.
Keywords: sino tibetan; yellow river; tibetan; proto sino ... See more keywords
Phylogenies based on lexical innovations refute the Rung hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1075/dia.19058.jac
Abstract: Sino-Tibetan (Trans-Himalayan) is one of the typologically most diverse language families in the world, one of the few comprising all gradients of morphological complexity, from isolating to polysynthetic. No consensus exists as yet on whether… read more here.
Keywords: sino tibetan; phylogenies based; innovations refute; lexical innovations ... See more keywords