@article{312295,
  author         = {Andrew Garrett and Molly Babel and Michael Houser and Maziar Toosarvandani},
  journal        = {International Journal of American Linguistics},
  number         = {4},
  pages          = {445-489},
  publisher      = {University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL},
  title          = {Descent and diffusion in language diversification: A study of Western Numic dialectology},
  url            = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/671772},
  volume         = {79},
  year           = {2013},
  abstract       = {The two branches of Western Numic are the Mono and Northern Paiute languages. We argue that this taxonomic structure did not arise as usually assumed in historical linguistics, through increased differentiation brought about by changes internal to each branch, but rather that diffusion between Western and Central Numic played a crucial role in forming the Western Numic family tree. More generally, we suggest that diffusion plays a greater role in language diversification than is usually recognized. [Keywords: dialectology, diffusion, Numic, phylogeny, subgrouping]},
  bestfn         = {north_america\babel_western-numic2013.pdf},
  besttxt        = {ptxt2\north_america\garrettetal_numic2012.txt},
  cfn            = {north_america\babel_western-numic2013.pdf},
  citekeys       = {langsci324:babel2013descent langsci415:babeletal2013},
  doi            = {10.1086/671772},
  fn             = {north_america\babel_western-numic2013.pdf, north_america\garrettetal_numic2012_o.pdf, north_america\garrettetal_numic2012.pdf},
  hhtype         = {overview;comparative},
  inlg           = {English [eng]},
  isreferencedby = {langsci415 langsci324},
  issn           = {0020-7071},
  lgcode         = {Western Numic [west2621]},
  macro_area     = {North America},
  src            = {haspelmath, hh, langsci},
  subtitle       = {A study in Western Numic dialectology}
}