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On the Origin of Languages : Studies in Linguistic Taxonomy
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This book presents a series of illuminating studies which conclusively demonstrates that the prevailing conception of historical linguistics is deeply flawed. Most linguists today believe that there is no good evidence that the Indo-European family of languages is related to any other language family, or even any other language. In like manner, the New World is deemed to contain hundreds of language families, among which there are no apparent links.
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- ISBN-13: 9780804728058
- ISBN-10: 0804728054
- Publisher: Stanford University Press
- Publish Date: July 1994
- Dimensions: 9.18 x 5.96 x 0.91 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 356
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