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Language classification

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General works

• Bendor-Samuel, J. 2006. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Bendor-Samuel, J. 2006. "Dogon."
• Bendor-Samuel, J. 2006. "Gur languages."
• Bendor-Samuel, J. 2006. "Kru languages."
• Bendor-Samuel, J. 2006. "Niger-Congo languages."
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1986. "Niger-Congo today."
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Adamawa-Ubangi languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Atlantic languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Benue-Congo languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Gur languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Ijoid languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Kordofanian languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Kru languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Kwa languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Mande languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 2007. "Niger-Congo languages."  
• Bendor-Samuel, John T. and Rhonda L. Hartell, editors. 1989. The Niger-Congo languages: a classification and description of Africa’s largest language family.
• Bevan, David. 1997. Review of: The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language, by David Crystal.
• Constable, Peter and Gary F. Simons. 2002. "An analysis of ISO 639: preparing the way for advancements in language identification standards."  
• Constable, Peter G. 2002. "Toward a model for language identification: defining an ontology of language-related categories."  
• Davis, Irvine. 1994. Review of: a method of language sampling, by RijkhoffJan Rijkhoff and others.
• Davis, Irvine. 1997. Review of: The languages of the ‘First Nations’: Comparison of the Native American languages from an ethnolinguistic perspective, by Stefan Liedtke.
• Edwards, John. 1997. "Recent reference books on language."
• Franklin, Karl J., editor. 1997. Papers in Papuan linguistics 2.
• Gordon, Raymond G. and Barbara F. Grimes, eds. 2005. Ethnologue: languages of the world.
• Grimes, Barbara F. 1998. "Kinds of data needed for the Ethnologue: Languages of the world."
• Grimes, Barbara F. and Joseph E. Grimes, editors. 2000. Ethnologue. Volume 1: languages of the world; volume 2: maps and indexes [14th ed.].
• Grimes, Joseph E. 1988. "Interpreting sample variation in intelligibility tests."
• Grimes, Joseph E. and Barbara F. Grimes, compilers. 1996. Ethnologue language family index to the thirteenth edition of the Ethnologue.
• Hale, Austin. 1982. Research on Tibeto-Burman languages.
• Hayes, La Vaughn H. 1997. "On the track of Austric, part II: Consonant mutation in early Austroasiatic."  
• Hedinger, Robert. 1993. Review of: Die präfixnasale im Benue-Congo und im Kwa: Versuch einer widerlegung der hypothese von der nasalinnovation des Bantu, by Gudrun Miehe.
• Hibbs, Genevieve M. 1992. Review of: The Cambridge encyclopedia of language, by David Crystal.
• Huttar, George L. 1998. Review of: Languages of the world, no. 10, by Author unknown.
• Kaufman, Terrence. 1990. "Language history in South America: What we know and how to know more."
• Kosaka, Ryuichi. 2002. "On the affiliation of Miao-Yao and Kadai: Can we posit the Miao-Dai family?."  
• Lewis, M. Paul, editor. 2009. Ethnologue: languages of the world.  
• Lewis, M. Paul. 2006. "How many languages are there in the world?."
• Matisoff, James A. 2003. "Aslian: Mon-Khmer of the Malay peninsula."  
• Migliazza, Brian. 2004. SEA language families.  
• Olson, Kenneth S. 2004. "An evaluation of Niger-Congo classification."  
• Olson, Kenneth S. 2006. "On Niger-Congo classification."
• Payne, David L. 2005. "Apolista (Lapachu) as a Maipuran Arawakan language."
• Payne, Doris L. 2001. Review of: The Amazonian languages, R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Aikhenvald, editors.
• Seibert, Uwe. 1998. Review of: An introduction to the languages of the world, by Anatole V. Lyovin.
• Simons, G. F. and R. G. Gordon. 2006. "Ethnologue."
• Wiesemann, Ursula. 1989. Features of grammar in language assessment.
• Williamson, Kay and Kenneth S. Olson. 2007. "Languages: Niger-Congo."
• Williamson, Kay. 1989. "Benue-Congo overview."
• Williamson, Kay. 1989. "Niger-Congo overview."
• Wolff, John. 2006. "Sub-grouping of the MP languages."  
• Wolff, John. 2007. "Do the Malayo-Polynesian languages constitute a subgroup of the Austronesian language family?."

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Benin

• Capo, Hounkpati B. C. 1989. "Defoid."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "A synchronic lexical study of the Ede language continuum of West Africa: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."

Burkina Faso

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Cameroon

• Barreteau, Daniel and Robert Hedinger, editors. 1989. Descriptions de langues camerounaises.
• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Hamm, Cameron. 2002. "Beboid language family of Cameroon and Nigeria: location and genetic classification."  
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Hedinger, Robert. 1989. "Northern Bantoid."
• Scruggs, Terri R. 1980. "Notes on African linguistics."
• Thwing, Rhonda Ann. 1987. The Vute noun phrase and the relationship between Vute and Bantu.
• Watters, John R. 1989. "Bantoid overview."
• Watters, John R. 2003. "Grassfields Bantu."
• Watters, John R. and Jacqueline Leroy. 1989. "Southern Bantoid."

Central African Republic

• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  

Chad

• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Johnson, Eric and Cameron Hamm. 2002. "Mabire: a dying language of Chad."  
• Roberts, J. 2006. "Chad: language situation."

Congo

• Lane, Bryan. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.
• Leitch, M. and J. Ndamba. 2006. "Congo, Republic of: language situation."

Côte d’Ivoire

• Dwyer, David J. 1989. "Mande."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Marchese, Lynell. 1989. "Kru."
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."
• Stewart, John M. 1989. "Kwa."
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  
• Olson, Kenneth S. 1996. "On the comparison and classification of Banda dialects."

Ethiopia

• Tefera, Anbessa and Peter Unseth. 1989. "Toward the classification of Shabo (Mikeyir)."
• Unseth, Peter. 1984. Review of: Nilo-Saharan, by Thilo C. Schadeberg and M. Lionel Bender.
• Unseth, Peter. 1988. "The validity and unity of the ‘Southeast Surma’ language grouping."
• Unseth, Peter. 1997. "Disentangling the two languages called ‘Suri’."
• Wedekind, Charlotte and Klaus Wedekind. 1995. "A survey of Awngi."

Gambia

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Ghana

• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1965. "The Grusi sub-group of the Gur languages."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Naden, Anthony J. 1986. "Première note sur le kɔnni."
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."
• Snider, Keith L. 1988. "The noun class system of Proto-Guang and its implications for internal classification."
• Snider, Keith L. 1989. Review of: The languages of Ghana, M. E. Kropp Dakubu, editor.
• Stewart, John M. 1989. "Kwa."

Guinea

• Dwyer, David J. 1989. "Mande."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  
• Wilson, W. A. A. 1989. "Atlantic."

Guinea-Bissau

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  
• Wilson, W. A. A. 1989. "Atlantic."

Kenya

• Hinnebusch, Thomas J. 1989. "Bantu."
• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  

Liberia

• Dwyer, David J. 1989. "Mande."
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Mali

• Bendor-Samuel, John T., Elizabeth Olsen, and Ann R. White. 1989. "Dogon."
• Dwyer, David J. 1989. "Mande."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Mauritania

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

Niger

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

Nigeria

• Armstrong, Robert G. 1989. "Idomoid."
• Blench, Roger M. 1989. "Nupoid."
• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Capo, Hounkpati B. C. 1989. "Defoid."
• Elugbe, Ben Ohi. 1989. "Edoid."
• Faraclas, Nicholas. 1989. "Cross River."
• Gerhardt, Ludwig. 1989. "Kainji and Platoid."
• Hamm, Cameron. 2002. "Beboid language family of Cameroon and Nigeria: location and genetic classification."  
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Hedinger, Robert. 1989. "Northern Bantoid."
• Jenewari, Charles E. W. 1989. "Ijoid."
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "A synchronic lexical study of the Ede language continuum of West Africa: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Manfredi, Victor. 1989. "Igboid."
• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  
• Stewart, John M. 1989. "Kwa."
• Van Dyken, Julia. 1986. "The genetic linguistic postulates: Some applications."
• Watters, John R. 1989. "Bantoid overview."
• Watters, John R. and Jacqueline Leroy. 1989. "Southern Bantoid."

Senegal

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  
• Wilson, W. A. A. 1989. "Atlantic."

Sierra Leone

• Dwyer, David J. 1989. "Mande."
• Vydrine, Valentin, T. G. Bergman and Matthew Benjamin. 2000. "Mandé language family of West Africa: location and genetic classification."  

Somalia

• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  

Sudan

• Arensen, Jonathan E. 1998. "Murle categorization."
• Boyd, Raymond. 1989. "Adamawa-Ubangi."
• Hall, Ed and Marian Hall. 2004. "Kadugli-Krongo."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Lokonobei, Lino Locek and Nicolaas De Jong. 1989. "On the position of Boya in relation to Murle and Didinga."
• Persson, Andrew M. 1997. "Grouping of the Bongo-Baka languages."
• Schadeberg, Thilo C. 1989. "Kordofanian."
• Unseth, Peter. 1997. "Disentangling the two languages called ‘Suri’."

Togo

• Capo, Hounkpati B. C. 1989. "Defoid."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "A synchronic lexical study of the Ede language continuum of West Africa: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."
• Stewart, John M. 1989. "Kwa."

Uganda

• Nurse, Derek and Irene Tucker. 2002. "A survey report for the Bantu languages."  

Americas

Bolivia

• Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1968. Review of: Description and classification of Siriono, a Tupi-Guarani language, by Homer L. Firestone.
• Key, Harold and Mary R. Key. 1967. Bolivian Indian tribes: Classification, bibliography and map of present language distribution.  
• Lemle, Miriam. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  

Brazil

• Borgman, Donald M. and others. 1965. "The Waican languages."
• Davis, Irvine. 1985. "Some macro-Jê relationships."
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. 1987. "Morphosyntactic areal characteristics of Amazonian languages."
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors. 1991. Handbook of Amazonian languages, vol 3.
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum. 1979. "Object-initial languages."
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum. 1990. "Introduction."
• Lemle, Miriam. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  
• Payne, David L. 1991. "A classification of Maipuran (Arawakan) languages based on shared lexical retentions."
• Payne, Doris L. 1992. Review of: Handbook of Amazonian languages, vol 3, Desmond C. Derbyshire and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors.

Canada

• Manrique, Leonardo, Yolanda Lastra and Doris A. Bartholomew, editors. 1994, 1995. Panorama de los estudios de las lenguas indígenas de México, tomo I, II.

Chile

• Buckingham, Andrew. 1985. Review of: The language of Easter Island: its development and Eastern Polynesian relationships, by Robert Langdon and Darrell Tryon.
• Croese, Robert A. 1991. "Evidencias léxicas y gramaticales para una posible filiación del mapudungun con la macro-familia arawaka."
• Weber, Robert L. 1988. "Bibliografía parcialmente comentada sobre la muerte de las lenguas."

Colombia

• Kondo, Riena W. 1982. "La familia lingüística guahibo."
• Payne, David L. 1991. "A classification of Maipuran (Arawakan) languages based on shared lexical retentions."
• Payne, David L. 1993. "Una visión panorámica de la familia lingüística Arawak."

Ecuador

• Landerman, Peter N. 1991. Quechua dialects and their classification.

Grenada

• Holbrook, David Joseph. 2006. The classification of the English-lexifier creole languages spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago using a comparison of the markers of some key grammatical features: a tool for determining the potential to share and/or adapt literary development materials.

Guatemala

• Echerd, Stephen M. and others. 1989. Los idiomas autóctonos y sus dialectos mayores: criterio y aplicaciones en el contexto guatemalteco.
• Echerd, Stephen M., Marilyn G. Henne, Merieta K. Johnson, and M. Paul Lewis. 1990. Indigenous languages and their major dialects: Criteria and applications to the Guatemalan context (report to the Commission for Indigenous Communities of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala).

Guyana

• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors. 1991. Handbook of Amazonian languages, vol 3.
• Holbrook, David Joseph. 2006. The classification of the English-lexifier creole languages spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago using a comparison of the markers of some key grammatical features: a tool for determining the potential to share and/or adapt literary development materials.

Mexico

• Casad, Eugene H. 1974. Dialect intelligibility testing.  
• Mackay, Carolyn J. 1994. "Prospects and proposals for Totonacan research."
• Manrique, Leonardo and Yolanda Lastra. 1994. "Introducción."
• Manrique, Leonardo, Yolanda Lastra and Doris A. Bartholomew, editors. 1994, 1995. Panorama de los estudios de las lenguas indígenas de México, tomo I, II.
• Rensch, Calvin R. 1973. "Otomanguean isoglosses."
• Rensch, Calvin R. 1978. "Typological and genetic consideration in the classification of the Otomanguean languages."
• Turner, Paul R. 1967. "Seri and Chontal (Tequistlateco)."
• Villalobos V., María. 1985. "Who should do the translation?."
• Waterhouse, Viola G. 1976. "Another look at Chontal and Hokan."
• Weathers, Mark L. 1976. "Tlapanec 1975."
• Wichmann, Søren. 1994. "Mixe-Zoquean linguistics: a status report."
• Wonderly, William L. 1952-53. "Sobre la propuesta filiación lingüística de la familia totonaca con las familias zoqueana y mayense."

Panama

• Gunn, Robert D., compiler. 1980. Clasificación de los idiomas indígenas de Panamá con un vocabulario comparativo de los mismos.
• Instituto Lingüístico de Veranos. 1972. "Las lenguas indígenas de Panamá."

Peru

• Coombs, Heidi and Ågot Bergli, editors. 2008. Estudios quechuas II.  
• Grimes, Joseph E. 1985. "The interpretation of relationships among Quechua dialects."
• Hintz S., Daniel. 1998. "Quechua A/B/C: una clasificación genealógica adecuada con evidencia de Corongo."
• Landerman, Peter N. 1991. Quechua dialects and their classification.
• Matteson, Esther. 1964. "Algunas afiliaciones de la familia arawak."
• Payne, David L. 1985. "The genetic classification of Resigaro."
• Payne, David L. 1991. "A classification of Maipuran (Arawakan) languages based on shared lexical retentions."
• Toliver, Ralph H. 2008. "Las variedades del quechua pasqueño."
• Wise, Mary Ruth. 1982. "Una contribución de Julio C. Tello a la clasificación de la lenguas autóctonas."
• Wise, Mary Ruth. 1983. "Lenguas indígenas de la Amazonía peruana: Historia y estado presente."
• Wistrand, Lila. 1971. Review of: Classification of South American Indian languages, by Cestmir Loukotka.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Holbrook, David Joseph. 2006. The classification of the English-lexifier creole languages spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago using a comparison of the markers of some key grammatical features: a tool for determining the potential to share and/or adapt literary development materials.

Trinidad and Tobago

• Holbrook, David Joseph. 2006. The classification of the English-lexifier creole languages spoken in Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent, and Tobago using a comparison of the markers of some key grammatical features: a tool for determining the potential to share and/or adapt literary development materials.

United States

• Davis, Irvine. 1989. "A new look at Aztec-Tanoan."
• Manrique, Leonardo, Yolanda Lastra and Doris A. Bartholomew, editors. 1994, 1995. Panorama de los estudios de las lenguas indígenas de México, tomo I, II.

Venezuela

• Borgman, Donald M. and others. 1965. "The Waican languages."
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors. 1991. Handbook of Amazonian languages, vol 3.
• Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum. 1990. "Introduction."

Asia

China

• Aumann, Greg and Paul Sidwell. 2004. "Subgrouping of Mienic languages: some observations."  
• Enwall, Joakim. 1998. "Introductory remarks on M. H. Hutton’s Keh Deo writing."  
• Pelkey, Jamin R. 2005. "Puzzling over Phula: toward the synthesis and statement of a sub-branch."
• Theraphan L.-Thongkum. 1997. "Implications of the retention of proto-voiced plosives and fricatives in the Dai Tho language of Yunnan Province for a theory of tonal development and Tai language classification."

East Timor

• Grimes, Charles E. and Mark Donohue. 2008. "Yet more on the position of the languages of Eastern Indonesia and East Timor."

India

• Moral, Dipankar. 1997. "North-East India as a linguistic area."  
• Nagaraja, K. S. 1996. "The status of Lyngngam."  
• Simon, I. M. 1997. "On first looking into Paul K. Benedict’s Sino-Tibetan."  

Indonesia

• Barr, Donald F., Sharon G. Barr, and C. Salombe. 1979. Languages of central Sulawesi: Checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists.
• Chlenov, Mikhail A. and Svetlana F. Chlenova. 2006. "West Damar language or Damar-Batumerah, an isolate in South-Eastern Indonesia."  
• Clouse, Duane A. 1993. "Languages of the western Lakes Plains."
• Clouse, Duane A. 1997. "Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya."
• Collins, I. Vaughn. 1969. "The position of Atjehnese among Southeast Asian languages."
• Friberg, Timothy and Thomas V. Laskowske. 1989. "South Sulawesi languages, 1989."
• Grimes, Charles E. 2006. "Hawu and Dhao in eastern Indonesia: revisiting their relationship."  
• Grimes, Charles E. and Barbara D. Grimes. 1985. "Bahasa-bahasa daerah di Sulawesi selatan: Ringkasan suatu studi leksiko-statistik."
• Grimes, Charles E. and Barbara D. Grimes. 1987. Languages of South Sulawesi.
• Grimes, Charles E. and Mark Donohue. 2008. "Yet more on the position of the languages of Eastern Indonesia and East Timor."
• Grimes, Charles E., compiler, and others. 1997. A guide to the people and languages of Nusa Tenggara.
• Hanawalt, Charlie. 2006. "Bitter or sweet? The vital role of sociolinguistic survey in Lampungic dialectology."  
• Hanawalt, Charlie. 2007. "Bitter or sweet? The vital role of sociolinguistic survey in Lampungic dialectology."
• Martens, Michael P. 1989. "The Badaic languages of Central Sulawesi."
• Mead, David. 2003. "Evidence for a Celebic supergroup."
• Mead, David. 2003. "The Saluan-Banggai micro group of eastern Sulawesi."
• van den Berg, René. 2003. "The place of Tukang Besi and the Muna-Buton languages."

Japan

• Toba, Sueyoshi. 1983. Review of: The genetic relationship of the Ainu language, by James Patric.

Laos

• Theraphan L.-Thongkum. 1997. "The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric."  

Malaysia

• Dunn, Phyllis A. 1980. "Sabah peoples’ Who’s Who: a glossary of the terms used for the people and languages of Sabah, East Malaysia."
• Hajek, John. 1998. "Kenaboi: An extinct unclassified language of the Malay Peninsula."  
• King, Julie K. 1992. "A preliminary update to the language situation in Sabah."
• Kroeger, Paul R. 1985. "Linguistic relations among the Dusunic groups in the Kota Marudu district."
• Kroeger, Paul R. 1998. "Language classification in Sarawak: a status report."
• Moody, David C. 1984. "Conclusion."
• Smith, Kenneth D. 1984. "The languages of Sabah: a tentative lexicostatistical classification."

Nepal

• Glover, Warren W. 1970. "Cognate counts via the Swadesh list in some Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal."
• Hale, Austin, compiler. 1973. Excerpts on the classification of Tibeto-Burman languages with special reference to Dhīmāl.

Philippines

• Brainard, S. 2006. "South Philippine languages."
• Elkins, Richard E. 1971. "Comments on ‘The Tasaday language so far’, by Teodoro A. Llamzon."
• Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1977. Culture contact and language convergence.
• Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1979. "The pepet in Sama-Bajaw."
• Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. Culture contact and language convergence.
• Stone, Roger. 2006. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."  
• Stone, Roger. 2008. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."
• Thomas, David D. and Alan Healey. 1962. "Some Philippine language subgroupings: a lexicostatistical study."
• Thomas, David D. and C. Richard Gieser. 1973. "A decimal classification for Philippine languages."
• Walton, Charles. 1979. "A Philippine language tree."
• Wimbish, John S. 1986. "The languages of the Zambales mountains: a Philippine lexicostatistic study."

Taiwan

• Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2006. "The internal relationships of Formosan languages."  

Thailand

• Isara, Choosri. 2002. "Dialects of Chong."  
• Robinson, Edward Raymond. 1994. Further classification of Southwestern Tai "P" group languages.
• Thomas, David. 1990. "On the "language" status of Northern Khmer."

Viet Nam

• Burnham, Eugene C. 1976. The place of Haroi in the Chamic languages.
• Ferlus, Michel. 1996. "Langues et peuples viet-muong."  
• Gregerson, Kenneth J., Kenneth D. Smith, and David D. Thomas. 1976. "The place of Bahnar within Bahnaric."
• Lee, Ernest W. 1977. "Introduction [to Chamic studies]."
• Pittman, Richard S. 1959. "Jarai as a member of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages."
• Sidwell, Paul. 2002. "Genetic classification of the Bahnaric languages: a comprehensive review."  
• Smith, Kenneth D. 1967. "Sedang dialects."
• Smith, Kenneth D. 1973. "Eastern North Bahnaric: Cua and Kotua."  
• Smith, Kenneth D. 1974. "A computer analysis of Vietnam language relationships."
• Thomas, David D. 1966. "Mon-Khmer subgroupings in Vietnam."
• Thomas, David D. 1973. "A note on the branches of Mon-Khmer."  
• Zhizhi, Zhou and Yan Qixiang. 1997. "On the genetic affiliation of Vietnamese."  

Pacific

Australia

• Sommer, Bruce A. 1976. "Umbuygamu: The classification of a Cape York Peninsular language."

Papua New Guinea

• Clifton, John M. 1991. Review of: Pacific Linguistics A 70, by Author unknown.
• Clifton, John M. 1991. Review of: Pacific Linguistics A 74, by Author unknown.
• Cochran, Anne M. 1976. "Linguistic patterns in languages of Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea: a manual for beginning field workers--preliminary report."
• Conrad, Robert J. and T. Wayne Dye. 1974. "Some language relationships in the Upper Sepik region of Papua New Guinea."
• Ezard, Bryan. 1977. "A basic word list for Papua New Guinea."
• Ezard, Bryan. 1977. "Lexicostatistical and other methods of classifying languages."
• Ezard, Bryan. 1977. "Tubetube’s place among the Milne Bay Province languages: a synchronic study."
• Franklin, Karl J. 1973. "Other language groups in the Gulf District and adjacent areas."
• Franklin, Karl J. 1973. "The gulf area in the light of Greenberg’s Indo-Pacific hypothesis."
• Franklin, Karl J. 1975. "Inland Gulf, Elema ‘Phyla’."
• Franklin, Karl J. 1975. "Isolates: Gulf District."
• Franklin, Karl J. 1995. "Some further comments on Kaki Ae."
• Franklin, Karl J. and C. L. Voorhoeve. 1973. "Languages near the intersection of the Gulf, Southern Highlands, and Western Districts."
• Franklin, Karl J., editor. 1973. The linguistic situation in the Gulf District and adjacent areas, Papua New Guinea.
• Healey, Alan. 1969. Review of: a lexicostatistical classification of the Austronesian languages, by Isidore Dyen.
• Healey, Alan. 1974. "Comments on the decimal classification of New Guinea languages."
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