Austric hypothesis
E893925
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austroasiatic–Austronesian hypotheses | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic hypothesis
ⓘ
macro-family proposal ⓘ |
| acceptance | not widely accepted ⓘ |
| aimsToReconstruct | Proto-Austric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wilhelm Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lexical comparison
ⓘ
morphological comparison ⓘ phonological comparison ⓘ |
| classificationType | macro-family ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dené–Caucasian hypothesis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nostratic hypothesis ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | many historical linguists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient regular sound correspondences
ⓘ
methodological weaknesses ⓘ |
| debatedIn | linguistic literature on language classification ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | areal-typological similarity explanations ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative method
ⓘ
reconstructed proto-forms ⓘ |
| field |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | genetic relationship between language families ⓘ |
| hasImplicationsFor |
migration history in the Pacific
ⓘ
prehistory of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasSubproposals |
inclusion of Hmong–Mien as part of Austric
ⓘ
inclusion of Kra–Dai as part of Austric ⓘ link between Austroasiatic and Austronesian only ⓘ |
| influenced | later macro-family proposals in Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early 20th-century diffusionist ideas ⓘ |
| involves |
comparison of basic vocabulary
ⓘ
comparison of grammatical morphemes ⓘ comparison of phonological systems ⓘ |
| methodologicalStatus | long-range comparison ⓘ |
| oftenGroupedWith | other long-range comparison hypotheses ⓘ |
| proposalDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Wilhelm Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposesRelationshipBetween |
Austroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus |
Pacific
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Proto-Austric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
demonstration of systematic sound correspondences
ⓘ
reconstruction of shared morphology ⓘ |
| sometimesIncludes |
Hmong–Mien languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kra–Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
controversial
ⓘ
minority view ⓘ |
| suggests | common origin for Austroasiatic and Austronesian ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Austroasiatic–Austronesian hypotheses