Statistical Techniques in Geolinguistics. Onomastic Modeling

  1. Ginzo Villamayor, María José
Supervised by:
  1. Rosa M. Crujeiras Casais Director

Defence university: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Year of defence: 2022

Department:
  1. Department of Statistics, Mathematical Analysis and Optimisation

Type: Thesis

Abstract

This research project will be focused on the introduction of new statistical methods for data processing and modeling in geolinguistics, specifically, on surnames in Galicia. The working plan considers two main problems: (i) constructing of surname regions in Galicia and (ii) modeling spatial and spatiotemporal surname patterns in this region.