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Lexicostatistics

Index of SIL publications on Lexicostatistics listed by country.

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General works

• BOONE, Douglas W., author. 1994. Two kinds of lexicostatistical inferences.
• RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 1992. "Calculating lexical similarity."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Benin

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2000. The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features.

Cameroon

• AYOTTE, Charlene; AYOTTE, Michael, authors. 2002. "Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis survey of Manta."  
• AYOTTE, Charlene; AYOTTE, Michael, authors. 2002. "Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis surveys of Atong, Ambele, and Menka Widikum-Menka Subdivision Momo Division North West Province."  
• BRYE, Edward, author. 2002. "Intelligibility testing and lexicostatistics of Buwal and Gavar."  

Ghana

• ARANA, Evangelina; BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; SWADESH, Morris; WILSON, W. A. A., authors. 1966. "A preliminary glottochronology of Gur languages."
• BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 1965. "The Grusi sub-group of the Gur languages."
• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2000. The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features.

Togo

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2000. The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features.

Americas

Colombia

• MOUNTAIN, Kathy, author. 1978. "Lista de palabras Swadesh y Rowe."  

Guatemala

• COLLINS, Wesley M., author. 1989. Summary report of ‘A dialect survey in the Mam area of Guatemala’.

Mexico

• GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah C., author. 1955. "Lexico-statistical skewing from dialect borrowing."
• GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah C., author. 1956. "The ABC’s of lexicostatistics (glottochronology)."
• GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah C., author. 1956. "Three disturbing questions concerning lexicostatistics."
• GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah C., author. 1960. "Comment on ‘Lexicostatistics so far,’ by D. H. Hymes."
• GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah C., author. 1966. "Comment on ‘New mathematics for glottochronology,’ by Nikolas J. van der Merwe."
• WEATHERS, Mark L., author. 1973. "Investigaciones de inteligibilidad entre los idiomas zapotecos."

Asia

Cambodia

• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1981. "A lexico-statistical study of 45 Mon-Khmer languages."

Indonesia

• KOTYNSKI, Edward A., author. 1989. A lexicostatistic survey of the Lease Islands.
• LAIDIG, Wyn D., editor. 1989. Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 6 (Maluku).
• TABER, Mark H., author. 1993. "Toward a better understanding of the indigenous languages of southwestern Maluku."
• TABER, Mark H., author. 1999. "Toward a better understanding of the indigenous languages of Southwestern Maluku."  
• TAGUCHI, Yushin, author. 1989. Lexicostatistic survey of the languages indigenous to West Seram.
• TRAVIS, Edgar W., author. 1989. A lexicostatistic survey of the languages indigenous to Ambon Island.
• YOUNGMAN, Scott, author. 2005. "Summary of Bajau lexicostatistics project (through October 1989)."  

Laos

• MIGLIAZZA, Brian, author. 1992. "Lexicostatistic analysis of some Katuic languages."
• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1981. "A lexico-statistical study of 45 Mon-Khmer languages."

Malaysia

• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1984. "The languages of Sabah: a tentative lexicostatistical classification."

Philippines

• WALTON, Charles, author. 1979. "A Philippine language tree."
• WIMBISH, John S., author. 1986. The languages of the Zambales mountains: a Philippine lexicostatistic study.

Thailand

• MIGLIAZZA, Brian, author. 1992. "Lexicostatistic analysis of some Katuic languages."
• MILLER, Carolyn P.; MILLER, John D., authors. 1996. "Lexical comparison of Katuic Mon-Khmer languages with special focus on So-Bru groups in northeast Thailand."  
• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1981. "A lexico-statistical study of 45 Mon-Khmer languages."

Viet Nam

• LEE, Ernest W., author. 1977. "Introduction [to Chamic studies]."
• MIGLIAZZA, Brian, author. 1992. "Lexicostatistic analysis of some Katuic languages."
• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1974. A computer analysis of Vietnam language relationships.
• SMITH, Kenneth D., author. 1981. "A lexico-statistical study of 45 Mon-Khmer languages."
• THOMAS, David D., author. 1960. "Basic vocabulary in some Mon-Khmer languages."

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• ABBOTT, Stan, author. 1985. "Nor-Pondo lexicostatistical survey."
• BEE, Darlene; PENCE, Alan R., authors. 1962. "Toward standardization of a survey word list for Papua and New Guinea."
• EZARD, Bryan, author. 1977. Lexicostatistical and other methods of classifying languages.  
• HEALEY, Alan, author. 1969. Review of: a lexicostatistical classification of the Austronesian languages, by Isidore Dyen.
• MCELHANON, Kenneth A., author. 1987. "Basic vocabulary as a tool for classifying Papuan languages."
• SANDERS, Arden G., author. 1977. Guidelines for conducting a lexicostatistic survey in Papua New Guinea.
• SHAW, R. Daniel, author. 1986. "The Bosavi language family."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. Recognizing patterns of divergence and convergence in a matrix of lexicostatistic relations.
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1977. Tables of significance for lexicostatistics.