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The document discusses the goals and methods of comparative linguistics. It aims to classify languages into genetic families based on their descent from proto-languages, and to reconstruct p…
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864 views11 pagesSynopsis of Comparative Linguistics
The document discusses the goals and methods of comparative linguistics. It aims to classify languages into genetic families based on their descent from proto-languages, and to reconstruct proto-languages from patterns of correspondences between related languages. Key aspects covered include the relationship between typology and comparative linguistics, linguistic concepts used, and determining correspondences and proto-phonemes from language data.
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864 views11 pagesSynopsis of Comparative Linguistics
The document discusses the goals and methods of comparative linguistics. It aims to classify languages into genetic families based on their descent from proto-languages, and to reconstruct p…
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