Greenberg's classification of African languages
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
language classification system
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
modern African linguistics
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| gptkbp:controversy |
yes
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
lack of detailed comparative method
|
| gptkbp:dividesAfricanLanguagesInto |
gptkb:Niger-Congo
gptkb:Afroasiatic gptkb:Khoisan gptkb:Nilo-Saharan |
| gptkbp:excludes |
gptkb:Austronesian_languages
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Greenberg's classification of African languages
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| gptkbp:includes |
Bantu languages in Niger-Congo
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent African language classification
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
previous classifications by Meinhof and Westermann
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| gptkbp:method |
mass comparison
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
1963 |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_Languages_of_Africa
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
many linguists
|
| gptkbp:type |
some linguists
|
| gptkbp:updated |
1981
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Languages_of_Africa
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|