Languages and genes in northwestern China and adjacent regions. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dan Xu, Hui li, editors.
• Editors: Xu, Dan, 1955-
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1 Organization of the Book; References; 2 Correlation Between Genetic Structure and Linguistic Phylogeny in East Asia; 1 Introduction; 2 Correlation Between Autosomal DNA and Linguistic Families; 3 Mitochondrial DNA or Y Chromosomal DNA; 4 Y Chromosomes Suggested an African Origin for East Asians; 5 Northern Route or Southern Route; 6 Earliest Settlement in East Asia; 7 Genetic Legacy of the Paleolithic Period; 8 Recent Immigrations of Uralic and Altaic Populations; 9 Genetic Coherences for Linguistic Families; 10 Conclusions and Perspectives. AcknowledgementsReferences; 3 Genetic Perspective on Language Replacement in Siberia; 1 Introduction; 2 Criteria for Judging Language Replacement; 3 Summary of Paternal Genetic Data; 4 Possible Yeniseian Origin of Selkup; 5 Khakassian and Shors; 6 The Tuvans and Tofalars; 7 Kyrgyz and Kazak; 8 Yakuts; 9 Mongolian, Kalmyk, Buryat and Khamnigan; 10 Evenks and Evens; 11 Koryak and Chukchi; 12 Manchu and Other Tungusic-Speaking Populations; 13 Discussion; References; 4 The Silk Road: Language and Population Admixture and Replacement; 1 Introduction. 2 The Distribution of Languages and Y-Chromosomes in Northwest China2.1 Language Situation at the Basic Word Level; 2.2 Paternal Genetic Pattern in Northwest China; 3 The Match and Mismatch of Two Datasets; 3.1 Mongolic Languages and Paternal Genetic Correlations; 3.2 Turkic Languages and Paternal Genetic Correlations; 4 Two Models of Language Replacement on the Silk Road; 4.1 Elite Dominance Model; 4.2 Cultural Dominance Model; 5 Discussion; References; 5 Relationship Between Altaic Speaking Populations and Their Languages Viewed from Y Chromosomes; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods. 2.1 Population Samples2.2 Statistical Analyses; 3 Results; 3.1 Genetic Distance and MDS Analysis; 3.2 Principal Component Analysis; 3.3 Phylogenetic Analyses; 4 Conclusion; References; 6 Formation of a "Mixed Language" in Northwest China-the Case of Tangwang; 1 Introduction; 2 The Historical and Ethnic Context of Tangwang; 3 Linguistic Situation in Tangwang; 4 Genetic Origins of the People of Tangwang; 5 Status of the Tangwang Language with Respect to Other Languages in China; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 409.95; Historical linguistics -- East Asia; Language and languages -- Physiological aspects; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems; Historical linguistics; Language and languages -- Physiological aspects; Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Asian Languages; Human Genetics; Biological Anthropology; East Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811041693; 9811041695
• Related ISBNs: 9811041687; 9789811041686
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 2, 2017).
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