On the power-law distribution of language family sizes

Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-131

  Wichmann, Søren ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 25644458393     PISSN: 00222267     EISSN: 14697742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002222670400307X     Document Type: Article

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