Austroasiatic dataset for phylogenetic analysis: 2015 version

Abstract

The present paper delivers in a citable form (with ISSN and publication date) a lexical dataset representing 122 Austroasiatic (AA) doculects, based on a 200 item list of semantic values, with each lexical item scored for cognate judgement within each numbered semantic value. This satisfies various requests from fellow researchers received subsequent to various analyses (conducted with assistance from Simon Greenhill, ANU) being presented and discussed by the author at several conferences held in 2015. However, this PDF file is not specifically intended to be a working file, and colleagues are advised to use the Excel version of the dataset2 for research purposes and to cite the present publication as the authoritative 2015 form of what is a dynamic dataset. It is anticipated that the dataset contains unrecognised errors, and is generally deserving of improvement, and scholars are heartily invited to report any and all shortcomings, or to make such offers of improvement as they may feel appropriate; such will be received with humility and acted upon with enthusiasm.