Proto-World language hypothesis
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
linguistic theory
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Proto-Human language hypothesis
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
long-range comparative linguistics
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| gptkbp:category |
theoretical linguistics
language origin theories |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
polygenesis of language
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
lack of empirical evidence
methodological issues |
| gptkbp:field |
historical linguistics
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| gptkbp:hasNo |
direct evidence
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Proto-World language hypothesis
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
comparative method
mass comparison |
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Merritt_Ruhlen
gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg |
| gptkbp:notWidelyAcceptedBy |
mainstream linguists
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| gptkbp:period |
gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
existence of a single ancestral language for all human languages
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
monogenesis of language
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| gptkbp:speculates |
Proto-World spoken 50,000–100,000 years ago
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
debate in linguistics
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nostratic_hypothesis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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