Grammars are robustly transmitted even during the emergence of creole languages
Nature Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 2017(1) • Macmillan • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Blasi, Damian E., Michaelis, Susanne Maria, Haspelmath, Martin
Hypothesis
The features identified in the APiCS are associated with substrate or lexifier ancestry groups.
Note
Half of all features were found to be associated with ancestry, while about half of all features were found to not be associated with ancestry.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher's exact test | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Substrate or lexifier ancestry groups | Independent | Linguistic Identification |
| Linguistic features of creole languages | Dependent | Grammar |