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Language Families and Genetic Classification by Jasleen Bawa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the genetic classification of languages. Genetic classification groups languages into language families based on descent from a common proto-language. Linguists establish genetic relationships by finding systematic sound correspondences in basic vocabulary between languages that cannot be explained except by common origin. After determining genetic relatedness, linguists can reconstruct aspects of the parent proto-language and use methods like lexicostatistics to determine which lang
- Author
- Jasleen Bawa
- Language
- EN