Political complexity predicts the spread of ethnolinguistic groups

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Vol/Iss. 106(18) • National Academy of Sciences • Washington, D.C • Published In • Pages: 7339-7344 •
By Currie, Thomas E., Mace, Ruth

Hypothesis

Mobility of subsistence strategy will be positively associated with geographic language range (7340).

Note

Relationship only exists between pastoralists and agriculturalists.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple regressionSupportedp < 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
MobilityIndependentSettlement Patterns
Language areaDependentLocation, Linguistic Identification