PyAline: Automatically Growing Language Family Trees Using the ALINE Distance

Several methods for determining a numerical distance between languages have been proposed in the literature. In this thesis I implement one of them, the ALINE distance, and develop a methodology for comparing its results with other language distance metrics. I then compare it with a leading distance metric, the LDND distance, proposed by the ASJP project.

Thesis Author: Huff, Paul

Year Completed: 2010

Committee Members: David Eddington, Dirk Elzinga

Thesis Chair: Deryle Lonsdale