Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean)
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The Ural–Altaic hypothesis (disputed via Korean) is an outdated and largely rejected linguistic theory that proposed a genetic relationship between the Uralic and Altaic language families, sometimes controversially including Korean among them.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ural–Altaic hypothesis | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language-family proposal
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linguistic hypothesis ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 19th-century European linguists ⓘ |
| basedOn |
agglutinative structure
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morphological similarities ⓘ typological similarities ⓘ vowel harmony ⓘ |
| considered | untenable as a genetic grouping ⓘ |
| consideredBy | most modern linguists ⓘ |
| contradictedBy |
modern Altaic scholarship
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modern Uralic comparative studies ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
failure to demonstrate shared basic vocabulary
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insufficient regular sound correspondences ⓘ reliance on typological features ⓘ |
| currentView |
Uralic and Altaic are treated as separate families
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similarities are attributed to contact and areal features ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| field |
comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Central Eurasia
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Northern Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Altaic family
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Uralic family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisputedComponent |
Ainu language
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Japanese language ⓘ Korean language ⓘ |
| influenced | classification of Eurasian languages in the 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| notAcceptedBy | major reference works on language classification ⓘ |
| proposedRelationshipBetween |
Altaic languages
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Uralic languages ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | mainstream linguistics in the 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Altaic hypothesis
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Transeurasian hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesIncluded |
Japanese language
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Korean language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungusic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ Uralic languages ⓘ |
| status |
largely rejected
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outdated theory ⓘ |
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