Dene–Caucasian hypothesis

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:linguistic_theory
gptkbp:alternativeName	Sino-Caucasian hypothesis Sino-Dene hypothesis
gptkbp:basisFor	lexical similarities morphological evidence phonological evidence
gptkbp:criticizedFor	insufficient evidence lack of regular sound correspondences
gptkbp:field	historical linguistics
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Na-Dene_languages gptkb:Sino-Tibetan_languages gptkb:Vasconic_languages gptkb:Yeniseian_languages gptkb:North_Caucasian_languages Burushaski language
gptkbp:mayInclude	gptkb:Chukotko-Kamchatkan_languages gptkb:Basque_language gptkb:Sumerian_language gptkb:Nivkh_language gptkb:Yukaghir_languages gptkb:Etruscan_language gptkb:Elamite_language gptkb:Ket_language Hurro-Urartian languages
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:Edward_Vajda gptkb:Sergei_Starostin gptkb:John_Bengtson 1980s genetic relationship between several language families
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Dené–Yeniseian_languages Sino-Caucasian hypothesis
gptkbp:status	controversial not widely accepted
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dené–Yeniseian_hypothesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dene–Caucasian hypothesis