tɔ̀gìsà tèmb àní laʔɨs ka'ʔat na ŋkôpè sare ʃíʃìmà lima-raβu-rua híbídú aapuka pi1 te-kapma ßálá kàkànà mempihe sàná dile nàká nisu-n swá kòkò ɔ́ fììt tɛ́p tɯ sŋi hehe hau dá ten kumiyang bura hùrà furur xòlò *liaki a·ru ɬa:i2 sùnʤ̑ìnà βule ßòfù siraituʔ mʷaˀ ʃépà kere-n kaʔisei thɔɣa màɲìrà kûßà ʃelula jìrììrà sàkàmè rúßì rítí gòj wìíwì pitára dʊ̀ʊ́tʊ̌ taon mewɑŋ mentido fìt sɩ́χá kàŋ ɣùndà vasi ßûmbà makitíd ka kea ȵ̥i42 ropoto bú əru biyɑʔ nat- tuɣau àtɬà rʊ́má gabqi tʰìpá sò kopʷiŋ -ɣani óótó gùmìrìʤ̑à tina ɣàvà tí ivi keli íkàt sònd
Projects:
Recent Papers:
New paper in Science: Mapping the origins and expansion of the Indo-European language family.
More Information: Project website, Frequently Asked Questions, Media Coverage, Indo-European Lexical Cognacy Database.
Evolved structure of language shows lineage-specific trends in word-order universals.
More Information: More details, Are languages shaped by culture or cognition?, Universal Truths.
Rise and fall of political complexity in island South-East Asia and the Pacific.
More Information:
Listen to the Nature Podcast here,
and see News & Views article by Jared Diamond,
or the coverage at Nature News.
Language Phylogenies Reveal Pulses and Pauses in Pacific Settlement.
More Information: Frequently Asked Questions about this research, Interview with Pacific Pulse, Interview with Tagata Pasifika, Language Log post on the paper, New Scientist Magazine article.
Publications:
- Rise and fall of political complexity in island South-East Asia and the Pacific. - Currie et al2010
- On the shape and fabric of human history - Gray et al2010
- Is horizontal transmission really a problem for phylogenetic comparative methods? A simulation study using continuous cultural traits - Currie et al2010 b
- The shape and tempo of language evolution - Greenhill et al2010b
- How Accurate and Robust Are the Phylogenetic Estimates of Austronesian Language Relationships? - Greenhill et al2010a
- Austronesian language phylogenies: myths and misconceptions about Bayesian computational methods - Greenhill and Gray2009
- Does horizontal transmission invalidate cultural phylogenies? - Greenhill et al2009
- Matrilocal residence is ancestral in Austronesian societies - Jordan et al2009
- Language Phylogenies Reveal Expansion Pulses and Pauses in Pacific Settlement - Gray et al2009
- The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics - Greenhill et al2008
- See More Publications...
People:
Alumni:
Database News:
- 2018-07-30 15:04:57 (austronesian): Added Malay from W.G. Shellabear 1912. Thanks to Dario Marticio
- 2018-07-30 14:42:22 (austronesian): Added Tandaganon (Naturalis) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
- 2018-07-30 14:42:13 (austronesian): Added Guiangan (Baguio) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
- 2018-07-30 14:42:13 (austronesian): Added Guiangan (Sirib) from S.I.L. and David Zorc. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
- 2018-07-30 14:41:40 (austronesian): Added Inati (Jordan, Guimaras) from Andrew Hsiu. Thanks to Andrew Hsiu.
