Amerind language family

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical language family
gptkbp:alternativeTo traditional classification of indigenous languages of the Americas
gptkbp:basisOfProposal mass lexical comparison
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Linguistic_Society_of_America
gptkbp:controversy true
gptkbp:dividedInto multiple language groups
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amerind language family
gptkbp:includes Native American languages (excluding Eskimo–Aleut and Na-Dene)
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith Amerindian languages (general term for indigenous languages of the Americas)
gptkbp:opposedBy most historical linguists
gptkbp:proposalDate 1987
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:publishedIn Language in the Americas (1987)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Americas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amerind_hypothesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7