Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan

Bowern, Claire; Atkinson, Quentin D.

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Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan

Date

2012

Authors

Bowern, Claire

Atkinson, Quentin D.

Publisher

Linguistic Society of America

Abstract

We present the first proposal of detailed internal subgrouping and higher-order structure of the Pama-Nyungan family of Australian languages. Previous work has identified more than twentyfive primary subgroups in the family, with little indication of how