Oldest attested languages in the Near East reveal deep transformations in the distribution of linguistic features
Nour Efrat-Kowalsky, Peter Ranacher, Nico Neureiter, Paul Widmer, Balthasar Bickel
The paper analyzes linguistic features in ancient Near Eastern languages to show that their distributions differ from modern ones, indicating historical transformations in language.
bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology