Paper 01
The connectivity of human language
Introduces ALPS and the LINGACON framework: treating every person as a node and every shared language as an edge across 235 jurisdictions.
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The science behind the numbers.
Original linguistic science — open data, open methods. Papers publish on PsyArXiv; shorter findings and updates publish here and on The Periodic Self.
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Paper 02
Random graphs over linguistic topology
Applies Erdős–Rényi random-graph theory to the real distribution of languages, yielding the GLCI and the headline disconnection figure.
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Closing the gap: intervention pathways
Models which language-learning paths would most efficiently raise global connectivity — the science behind the recommendation engine.
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Nothing published here yet — the first updates are on their way.
Read the full methodology on LINGACON →
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