Proto-Austro-Tai
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Proto-Austro-Tai is a hypothetical ancestral language proposed to underlie both the Austronesian and Tai-Kadai language families within the Austro-Tai hypothesis.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical proto-language
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linguistic hypothesis ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| acceptanceStatus | minority view ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
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Kra-Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai-Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestation | unattested ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | unproven ⓘ |
| controversialWithin | historical linguistics community ⓘ |
| discussedIn | works on Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
lexical comparisons
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morphological similarities ⓘ phonological correspondences ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
Island Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeView | Austronesian and Tai-Kadai as unrelated families ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Proto-Austronesian
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Kra-Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Tai-Kadai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
proposed morphological parallels between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai
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proposed sound correspondences between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai ⓘ shared basic vocabulary between Austronesian and Tai-Kadai ⓘ |
| influencedBy | macro-family proposals in Asian linguistics ⓘ |
| languageFamilyScope | Austro-Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
many Austronesian specialists
ⓘ
many Tai-Kadai specialists ⓘ |
| partOf | Austro-Tai hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Paul K. Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedInField |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Austronesian comparative data
ⓘ
Tai-Kadai comparative data ⓘ |
| reconstructedUsing | comparative method ⓘ |
| relatedHypothesis | Austro-Tai hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Proto-Austronesian
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
regular sound correspondences for validation
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rigorous reconstruction for acceptance ⓘ |
| status | hypothetical ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistoric period ⓘ |
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