Drivers of geographical patterns of North American language diversity

Proceedings Royal Society B Vol/Iss. 286(1899) Royal society publishing Published In Pages: 1-8
By Coelho, Marco Túlio Pacheco, Pereira, Elisa Barreto, Haynie, Hannah J., Rangel, Thiago F., Kavanagh, Patrick, Kirby, Kathryn R. , Greenhill, Simon J. , Bowern, Claire, Gray, Russell D. , Colwell, Robert K., Evans, Nicholas, Gavin, Michael C.

Hypothesis

Higher potential carrying capacity with limits on group size is positively correlated with greater language diversity (4).

Note

Analyses were completed with both a Stationary Path Analysis and GWPath model. The numbers reported below correspond to the two models respectively.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Path analysesSupportedUNKNOWNbeta = 0.25; beta = 0.09 +-0.22UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Language diversity Dependent Language
Carrying capacityIndependent Population