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Quantifying the quantitative (re-)turn in historical linguistics

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  • Barbara McGillivray

    (King’s College London)

  • Gard B. Jenset

    (Springer Nature)

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Historical linguistics is the study of language change and stability, of the history of individual languages, and of the relatedness between languages. In spite of numerous acknowledgements, the adoption of quantitative methods in historical linguistics is still far from being mainstream and it falls below the level of other branches of linguistics. This comment considers the adoption of quantitative methods in recent historical linguistics research, and compares a study on 2012 publications with a similar study conducted seven years later. This comment argues for the advantages of a wider adoption of quantitative methods among historical linguists, and considers various reasons for the relatively slow progress in this direction. It also clarifies when quantitative methods are not the preferred route.

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  • Barbara McGillivray & Gard B. Jenset, 2023. "Quantifying the quantitative (re-)turn in historical linguistics," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:10:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-023-01531-2
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01531-2
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    1. Barbara McGillivray & Paola Marongiu & Nilo Pedrazzini & Marton Ribary & Mandy Wigdorowitz & Eleonora Zordan, 2022. "Deep Impact: A Study on the Impact of Data Papers and Datasets in the Humanities and Social Sciences," Publications, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-40, October.
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    1. Xiaobiao Lin & Shidai Wu & Bowei Wu & Jiawei Wang, 2024. "Quantifying the diffusion history of Yangmingism," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.

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