The classification of the Tungusic languages
This chapter surveys previous attempts to classify the genetic relationships among the Tungusic languages. The set of sound correspondences that can be employed in this classification is examined and it is argued that, if one assumes binary branching for a cladistic classification, there are three p...
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Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198804628.003.0007 |