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Correlated evolution of language structure
What constrains the variation of language? In this subproject we adopt modern computational methods to answer this question from a broad phylogenetic perspective.
Language phylogenies
Bayesian phylogenetic methods infer historical relationships by seeking the phylogenetic hypothesis most likely to produce data like the observed data given a particular model of the evolutionary process.
Kinship systems and terminologies
Kinship - the "basic facts of life" - concerns how human societies structure their family and social relationships. This project examines the coevolution of cultural norms of kinship and their embodiment in linguistic systems of kin terminologies.
