Evaluating the Sino-Tibeto-Austronesian Hypothesis

Autor:	Orlandi Georgio
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language comparative method History Comparative method genetic relationship of languages Sino-Tibeto-Austronesian hypothesis Sino-Tibetan languages Language and Linguistics Linguistics
Zdroj:	Journal of Language Relationship. 16:1-18
ISSN:	2219-4029
DOI:	10.31826/jlr-2018-161-204
Popis:	Orlandi Giorgio. Evaluating the Sino-Tibeto-Austronesian Hypothesis. Journal of Language Relationship, 16, 1-2, 1. https://doi.org/10.31826/jlr-2018-161-204. This paper analyses and evaluates the alleged genetic relationship between Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian, proposed by the French sinologist Laurent Sagart. The aim of the following paper is neither to prove, nor to disprove the Sino-Tibeto-Austronesian superphylum but to argue whether the data presented in favour of this proposed genetic relationship do or do not stand the scrutiny of a historical linguist. This paper also considers the hypothetical homeland of Proto-Sino-Tibeto-Austronesian people, with an eye towards competing hy-potheses, such as Sino-Indo-European. It is concluded that Sagart’s approach may be insuffi-cient for proof of controversial cases of disputed genetic relationship, given the non-obvious relatedness of the languages he is comparing.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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