Ruhlen, Merritt, 1944-

Linguistic evolution [electronic resource] / Merritt Ruhlen. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (40 min.) : color, sound). - Human population genetics I : evolution and variation, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Human population genetics I : evolution and variation. .

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Contents: Discovery of comparative linguistics -- The Indo-Hittite family -- Fundamentals of linguistic taxonomy -- Alfredo Trombetti -- The Eurasiatic language family -- African language families -- The Dene-Caucasian family -- The Amerind language family -- Monogenesis -- Origin and evolution of word order -- Linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence for human migrations.

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