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A test of Generalized Bayesian dating: A new linguistic dating method
2020
PLoS ONE
In current practice, when dating the root of a Bayesian language phylogeny the researcher is required to supply some of the information beforehand, including a distribution of root ages and dates for some nodes serving as calibration points. In addition to the potential subjectivity that this leaves room for, the problem arises that for many of the language families of the world there are no available internal calibration points. Here we address the following questions: Can a new Bayesian
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236522
pmid:32785236
fatcat:pubqafyexregjgjzoon2vpez3y