Word families, allofams, and the comparative method
| Main author: | Fellner, Hannes |
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| Other authors: | Hill, Nathan W. |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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eprints-32030 |
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eprints |
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SOAS, University of London |
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SOAS Research Online |
| language |
English |
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English |
| description |
Linguists researching the Trans-Himalayan family do not have a self-perception as working outside the mainstream of historical linguistics, but ‘word families’ and ‘allofams’ are important elements in their thinking despite the absence of these terms in the wider discipline. A close examination of the practice of historical linguistics in Indo-European and Trans-Himalayan leads to the conclusion that those phenomena treated as word families admit superior analyses in more traditional terms. |
| format |
Journal Article |
| author |
Fellner, Hannes |
| author_facet |
Fellner, Hannes Hill, Nathan W. |
| authorStr |
Fellner, Hannes |
| author_letter |
Fellner, Hannes |
| author2 |
Hill, Nathan W. |
| author2Str |
Hill, Nathan W. |
| title |
Word families, allofams, and the comparative method |
| publisher |
Brill |
| publishDate |
2019 |
| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/32030/
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