Gerhard Jäger’s programming projects page

Forays into computational comparative linguistics

About me

I am a linguist who enjoys using the computer as a tool in my research. On this page, I will share some of my projects.

My regular homepage can be found here.

Collaborations and contributions

Drop me an email or contact me at X under ‪@profgerhard.bsky.social

Contact

For inquiries, collaborations, or academic discussions…

Email: gerhard.jaeger@uni-tuebingen.de

Projects

Little tutorial on phylogenetic control using the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process

Code for the paper “Computational Typology”

Course on Statistical Typology at ESSLLI 2024

Building a world tree of languages from ASJP v. 20

Phylogenetic decorrelation

Inferring diachronic changes of typological variables from phylogenetic trees

Further on beyond cognacy: Model adequacy and meaningful branch lengths in alignment-based phylogenetics

Companion website

Phylogenetic Methods in Historical Linguistics — Naxos Summer School 2026