Cladistic methods in linguistics and Dollo's law.

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dc.contributor.advisorHoop, H. de
dc.contributor.advisorMuysken, P.C.
dc.contributor.authorReinarz, L.
dc.date.issued2015-06-09
dc.description.abstractCladistic methods used for making phylogenetic family trees of biological species are an important tool in evolutionary biology and linguistics. They are based on the assumption that a group of species sharing the same genetic features (genotypes) must have evolved from the same common ancestor and that such features cannot come back once vanished. However, language change can be cyclic and a law in evolutionary biology, Dollo’s law, states that only features that are not genetically coded (phenotypes) can evolve in a cyclic way. Since linguistic features are phenotypic, cladistic methods used in linguistics are not reliable.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationBachelor Taalwetenschapen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Taalwetenschapen_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.titleCladistic methods in linguistics and Dollo's law.en_US
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