Mosan (disputed)
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Mosan (disputed) is a hypothesized but widely contested language macrofamily grouping several indigenous language families of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical language macrofamily
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linguistic hypothesis ⓘ |
| acceptedBy | some historical linguists ⓘ |
| basisOfGrouping | perceived similarities among Salishan, Wakashan, and Chimakuan ⓘ |
| classification | not accepted in mainstream linguistic consensus ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| criticism |
insufficient reconstruction of proto-languages
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lack of systematic sound correspondences ⓘ similarities may result from areal contact ⓘ |
| currentConsensus | treated as separate language families ⓘ |
| evidenceStatus | insufficient for consensus ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
lexical comparison
ⓘ
typological similarity ⓘ |
| field |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Oregon coast
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ⓘ
Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
discussion of areal features in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
methodological debates in historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chimakuan languages
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ⓘ
Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyIncluded |
Chimakuan
ⓘ
Salishan ⓘ Wakashan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatusOfMembers | indigenous languages of North America ⓘ |
| macroArea | Northwest Coast linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Ethnologue
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Glottolog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Edward Sapir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedRelationshipBetween |
Salishan and Chimakuan
ⓘ
Salishan and Wakashan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakashan and Chimakuan ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | many specialists in North American languages ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Amerind hypothesis
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language macrofamily ⓘ long-range linguistic comparison ⓘ |
| status |
disputed
ⓘ
widely contested ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate on long-range language comparison ⓘ |
| timeOfProposal | 20th century ⓘ |
| typologicalFeatureContext |
complex consonant systems
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limited vowel inventories ⓘ rich consonant clusters ⓘ |
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