Austro-Tai hypothesis

E257941
linguistic hypothesis macro-family proposal

The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Austro-Tai 1
Austro-Tai (hypothesized) 1
Austro-Tai hypothesis canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf linguistic hypothesis ⓘ
macro-family proposal ⓘ
aimsToExplain historical connections among Southeast Asian language families ⓘ
alternativeView Tai–Kadai as independent language family ⓘ
associatedConcept macro-family in linguistics ⓘ
basis lexical comparisons ⓘ
morphological similarities ⓘ
phonological correspondences ⓘ
classificationImplication Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tai–Kadai as branch related to Austronesian
comparedWith Austric hypothesis ⓘ
surface form: Austroasiatic–Austronesian hypotheses

Sino-Tibetan–Austronesian hypotheses ⓘ
concernsLanguageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Austronesian

Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ
surface form: Tai–Kadai
criticisms chance resemblances in basic vocabulary ⓘ
insufficient regular sound correspondences ⓘ
possible areal diffusion instead of inheritance ⓘ
documentation articles in historical linguistics journals ⓘ
monographs on language classification ⓘ
evidenceType comparative method ⓘ
reconstructed proto-forms ⓘ
field historical linguistics ⓘ
focusesOn possible common ancestor of Tai–Kadai and Austronesian ⓘ
geographicalScope Malay Archipelago ⓘ
surface form: Island Southeast Asia

Pacific region ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasProponent Laurent Sagart ⓘ
Paul K. Benedict ⓘ
influences models of prehistoric population movements in Southeast Asia ⓘ
involvesReconstructionOf Proto-Austro-Tai ⓘ
languageContactConsideration Austroasiatic ⓘ
surface form: Austroasiatic languages

Sinitic languages ⓘ
literatureType specialist linguistic literature ⓘ
macroFamilyName Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Austro-Tai
methodologicalIssue distinguishing inheritance from contact ⓘ
opposedBy many historical linguists ⓘ
proposesGeneticRelationshipBetween Austronesian languages ⓘ
Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ
relatedProposal Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Austro-Tai–Kra–Dai hypothesis
relatedTo Austric hypothesis ⓘ
Austro-Tai–Austronesian comparisons ⓘ
requires extensive comparative data from Austronesian ⓘ
extensive comparative data from Tai–Kadai ⓘ
researchStatus ongoing debate ⓘ
status controversial ⓘ
not widely accepted ⓘ
timeDepth remote linguistic prehistory ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tai–Kadai languages → languageBranchOf → Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ
Hmong-Mien → languageBranchOf → Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austro-Tai (hypothesized)
Austro-Tai hypothesis → macroFamilyName → Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austro-Tai
Austro-Tai hypothesis → relatedProposal → Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austro-Tai–Kra–Dai hypothesis
Austro-Tai hypothesis → classificationImplication → Austro-Tai hypothesis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tai–Kadai as branch related to Austronesian