Lindell Bromham
List of John Benjamins publications in which Lindell Bromham is involved.
Articles
2024 Chapter 4. Solving Galton’s problem: Practical solutions for analysing language diversity and evolution Historical Linguistics 2019: Selected papers from the 24th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Canberra, 1–5 July 2019, Evans, Bethwyn, Maria Kristina Gallego and Luisa Miceli (eds.), pp. 74–108 | Chapter
Comparisons between languages can illuminate processes of language change by revealing meaningful associations between language features or the influence of external factors on the patterns and rates of language change. But comparisons between languages raise statistical challenges, because… read more
2024 Depending on gender: The role of Gurindji women in contact-induced language change Asia-Pacific Language Variation 10:2, pp. 183–208 | Article
Sociolinguists have grappled with how speakers of different genders use linguistic variables differentially to constitute their identities. Two seemingly-conflicting generalisations have emerged, referred to as the gender paradox. Women at once maintain standard forms which are overtly-discussed… read more