Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized)
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Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a distant genetic relationship between certain East Asian language groups, such as Hmong-Mien, and the Austronesian languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesized language family
ⓘ
proposed language macrofamily ⓘ |
| acceptanceInMainstreamLinguistics | low ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lexical comparisons
ⓘ
morphological parallels (proposed) ⓘ phonological correspondences (proposed) ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient regular sound correspondences
ⓘ
methodological weaknesses ⓘ possible areal diffusion instead of inheritance ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative method (claimed)
ⓘ
reconstruction of proto-forms (attempted) ⓘ |
| field | historical linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Formosan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Hmong-Mien languages ⓘ Kra-Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinitic languages ⓘ Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
classification of Hmong-Mien
ⓘ
classification of Kra-Dai ⓘ distinguishing inheritance from borrowing ⓘ validity of proposed cognates ⓘ |
| includesHypothesis |
link between Hmong-Mien and Austronesian
GENERATED
ⓘ
link between Kra-Dai and Austronesian GENERATED ⓘ link between Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian GENERATED ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
Austric hypothesis
NERFINISHED
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Austro-Tai hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nostratic hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | many historical linguists ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Laurent Sagart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedEra | late 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sino-Tibetan–Austronesian hypothesis
ⓘ
long-range comparison ⓘ macrofamily (linguistics) ⓘ |
| relationshipType | genetic relationship (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
deep prehistory of East Asian languages
ⓘ
possible common ancestor of Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
ⓘ
not widely accepted ⓘ speculative ⓘ |
| timeDepth | very deep time depth ⓘ |
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