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1 Textual traditions 1文本传统

Handbook of Stemmatology Pub Date : 2020-09-07 DOI: 10.1515/9783110684384-002

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Frontmatter

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8 Evolutionary models in other disciplines 其他学科的进化模型

Handbook of Stemmatology Pub Date : 2020-09-07 DOI: 10.1515/9783110684384-009

D. Bachmann

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5 Computational methods and tools 5计算方法和工具

Handbook of Stemmatology Pub Date : 2020-09-07 DOI: 10.1515/9783110684384-006

J. Zundert

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2 The genealogical method 2家谱法

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Terminology in other languages 其他语言术语

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Index of Manuscripts 手稿索引

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7 Philological practices 7 .语言学实践

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3 Towards the construction of a stemma 向着体系结构的方向

Handbook of Stemmatology Pub Date : 2020-09-07 DOI: 10.1515/9783110684384-004

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6 Editions 6版本

Handbook of Stemmatology Pub Date : 2020-09-07 DOI: 10.1515/9783110684384-007

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