Thursday, January 29, 2009

Pacific People Spread From Taiwan, Language Evolution Study Shows


Filed under: Historical linguistics

New research into language evolution suggests most Pacific populations originated in Taiwan around 5,200 years ago. Scientists at The University of Auckland have used sophisticated computer analyses on vocabulary from 400 Austronesian languages to uncover how the Pacific was settled. …

Full article: Science Daily


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