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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Evolutionary Linguistics

Background:

  • Cross-linguistic databases are crucial for studying language evolution and human history.
  • Existing databases often lack feature independence, invalidating large-scale statistical analyses.
  • This limits the reliable use of linguistic data for comparative studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To curate existing linguistic data into new, statistically sound global datasets.
  • To address the issue of feature independence in cross-linguistic data.
  • To enable more robust analyses of global linguistic diversity.

Main Methods:

  • Curated data from five major linguistic databases (Grambank, WALS, AUTOTYP, PHOIBLE, Lexibank).
  • Generated two global cross-linguistic datasets (GBI and TLI) minimizing feature dependencies.
  • Densified datasets to reduce missing data and ensure reusability.

Main Results:

  • Developed two global cross-linguistic datasets (GBI and TLI) with minimized feature dependencies.
  • The curated datasets reveal robust and comparable global patterns of structural linguistic diversity.
  • The methodology ensures reusability for future linguistic data curation.

Conclusions:

  • The newly curated datasets provide a statistically valid resource for large-scale linguistic analyses.
  • These datasets facilitate deeper insights into language evolution and human history.
  • The framework supports the creation of independent feature datasets from various sources.