Genetic Classification and Language Contact

Handbook of Language Contact

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 48-65

  Noonan, Michael ^a  

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Author keywords

Alternatives to family tree model; Family tree model assuming any set of related languages; Genetic classification and language contact; Genetic classification of languages; Languages not living organisms for which descent, could unproblematically apply; Models of language families in genetic linguistics; Orthodox linguistic circles, relation between genetic classification of languages; Situations involving substrata challenging for these two approaches

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EID: 84883079485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318159.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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