Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Technologies

Kra-Dai language and loom phylogenies will evolve along related but different paths

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Mantel Test	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Language	Association	Linguistic Identification
Weaving Looms	Association	Woven And Other Interworked Fabrics, Textile Industries

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Buckley, Christopher D.	2025	Language phylogeny will predict a significant part of the variation in weaving looms	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Buckley, Christopher D.	2025	Speakers of closely related languages will tend to use similar types of weaving looms	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Buckley, Christopher D.	2025	Languages will evolve through smooth change	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Buckley, Christopher D.	2025	Technologies will evolve in bursts and periods of stasis	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Buckley, Christopher D.	2025	Most basic loom features will evolve slower than traits at higher levels of intricacy	Partial Support	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author