Language families and quantitative methods in South Asia and elsewhere

  • April McMahon
  • Robert McMahon
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Quantitative Method Historical Linguistic Language Family Linguistic Data Philological Society 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • April McMahon
    • 1
  • Robert McMahon
    • 2
  1. 1.Linguistics and English LanguageUniversity of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH8 9LNScotland
  2. 2.Molecular Genetics LaboratoryWestern General HospitalEdinburghScotland

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