Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics
The goal of this contribution is twofold: on the one hand, to review two relatively recent contributions in the field of Eskimo-Aleut historical linguistics in which it is proposed that Eskimo-Aleut languages are related genealogically to Wakashan (Holst 2004) and?/or Nostratic (Krougly-Enke 2008)....
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0373468e767847eea108d4bd12a5d12b 2023-05-15T13:14:19+02:00 Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics José Andrés Alonso 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1387/asju.12573 https://doaj.org/article/0373468e767847eea108d4bd12a5d12b EN ES EU FR eng spa baq fre UPV/EHU Press https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/12573 https://doaj.org/toc/0582-6152 https://doaj.org/toc/2444-2992 doi:10.1387/asju.12573 0582-6152 2444-2992 https://doaj.org/article/0373468e767847eea108d4bd12a5d12b Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", Vol 45, Iss 2 (2011) Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1387/asju.12573 2022-12-31T16:20:05Z The goal of this contribution is twofold: on the one hand, to review two relatively recent contributions in the field of Eskimo-Aleut historical linguistics in which it is proposed that Eskimo-Aleut languages are related genealogically to Wakashan (Holst 2004) and?/or Nostratic (Krougly-Enke 2008). These contributions can be characterized by saying that their authors have taken little care to be diligent and responsible in the application of the comparative method, and that their familiarity with the languages involved is insufficient. Eskimo-Aleut languages belong to a very exclusive group of language families that have been (and still are) used, sometimes compulsively, in the business of so-called "long-range comparisons". Those carrying out such studies are very often unaware of the most basic facts regarding the philological and linguistic traditions of those languages, as a result of what mountains of very low quality works with almost no-relevancy for the specialist grow every year to the desperation of the scientific community, whose attitude toward them ranges from the most profound indifference to the toughest (and most explicit) critical tone. Since Basque also belongs to this group of "compare-with-everything-you-come-across" languages, it is my intention to provide the Basque readership with a sort of "pedagogical case" to show that little known languages, far from underrepresented in the field, already have a very long tradition in historical and comparative linguistics, i.e. nobody can approach them without previous acquaintance with the acquaintance with the materials. Studies dealing with the methodological inappropriateness of the Moscow School's Nostratic hypothesis or the incorrectness of many of the proposed new taxonomic Amerindian subfamilies (several of them involving the aforementioned Wakashan languages), that is to say, the frameworks on which Krougly-Enke and Holst work, respectively, are plenty (i.a. Campbell 1997: 260-329, Campbell & Poser 2008: 234-96), therefore there is no ... Article in Journal/Newspaper aleut eskimo* Eskimo–Aleut Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Enke ENVELOPE(131.400,131.400,65.867,65.867) |
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The goal of this contribution is twofold: on the one hand, to review two relatively recent contributions in the field of Eskimo-Aleut historical linguistics in which it is proposed that Eskimo-Aleut languages are related genealogically to Wakashan (Holst 2004) and?/or Nostratic (Krougly-Enke 2008). These contributions can be characterized by saying that their authors have taken little care to be diligent and responsible in the application of the comparative method, and that their familiarity with the languages involved is insufficient. Eskimo-Aleut languages belong to a very exclusive group of language families that have been (and still are) used, sometimes compulsively, in the business of so-called "long-range comparisons". Those carrying out such studies are very often unaware of the most basic facts regarding the philological and linguistic traditions of those languages, as a result of what mountains of very low quality works with almost no-relevancy for the specialist grow every year to the desperation of the scientific community, whose attitude toward them ranges from the most profound indifference to the toughest (and most explicit) critical tone. Since Basque also belongs to this group of "compare-with-everything-you-come-across" languages, it is my intention to provide the Basque readership with a sort of "pedagogical case" to show that little known languages, far from underrepresented in the field, already have a very long tradition in historical and comparative linguistics, i.e. nobody can approach them without previous acquaintance with the acquaintance with the materials. Studies dealing with the methodological inappropriateness of the Moscow School's Nostratic hypothesis or the incorrectness of many of the proposed new taxonomic Amerindian subfamilies (several of them involving the aforementioned Wakashan languages), that is to say, the frameworks on which Krougly-Enke and Holst work, respectively, are plenty (i.a. Campbell 1997: 260-329, Campbell & Poser 2008: 234-96), therefore there is no ... |
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Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics |
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Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics |
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Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics |
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Etymological notes on Aleut (III). With methodological notes on (Eskimo-Aleut) historical linguistics |
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