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The Classification of Languages and Social Processes: A Historical Analysis of Genetic Links

This study examines the similarities between languages and their development over time. The findings show how certain languages are inherited through generations as well as how different languages may have a common ancestry. The data from Romance languages, East Asian number systems, and Indo-European properties are used in the study to demonstrate the systematic cross-linguistic patterns. By focusing on limitations resulting from temporal depth and differentiating inherited features from elements introduced by contact, the study displays methodological problems for establishing the genetic ties.  The findings of the study improve our knowledge of language categorisation and evolution. The investigation substantiates extant scholarship in classical linguistics through its delineation of a systematic analytical framework that synthesizes traditional comparative methodologies with contemporary linguistic approaches in examining genealogical relationships among linguistic systems.
Anahtar Kelimeler:

genetic linguistics, the classification of languages, the comparative method, historical linguistics, language families

The Classification of Languages and Social Processes: A Historical Analysis of Genetic Links

This study examines the similarities between languages and their development over time. The findings show how certain languages are inherited through generations as well as how different languages may have a common ancestry. The data from Romance languages, East Asian number systems, and Indo-European properties are used in the study to demonstrate the systematic cross-linguistic patterns. By focusing on limitations resulting from temporal depth and differentiating inherited features from elements introduced by contact, the study displays methodological problems for establishing the genetic ties.  The findings of the study improve our knowledge of language categorisation and evolution. The investigation substantiates extant scholarship in classical linguistics through its delineation of a systematic analytical framework that synthesizes traditional comparative methodologies with contemporary linguistic approaches in examining genealogical relationships among linguistic systems.
Keywords:

genetic linguistics, the classification of languages, the comparative method, historical linguistics, language families,

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  • ISSN: 2979-9503
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 2 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 19.12.2022
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