Joseph Greenberg's mass comparison method

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Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic method
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs multilateral comparison
gptkbp:appliesTo Native American languages
African languages
gptkbp:basisFor Greenberg's language families
gptkbp:compatibleWith systematic sound correspondences
gptkbp:contrastsWith comparative method
gptkbp:controversy true
gptkbp:criticizedFor historical linguists
lack of rigor
gptkbp:dependsOn mass lexical similarities
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:focusesOn lexical comparison
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Greenberg's mass comparison method
gptkbp:influencedBy typological comparison
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:publishedIn Language in the Americas (1987)
Languages of Africa (1963)
gptkbp:usedFor language classification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amerind_hypothesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7