The geographical configuration of a language area influences linguistic diversity.

PLoS One · 2019 · PMC6561542 · PMID 31188851

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failed to reach significancep = .960not close (p > 0.1)

Geographic distance failed to reach significance, and logarithmic geographic distance showed no difference in its correlation with linguistic distance when compared with linear distance, z = 0.05, p = .960.

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