Indo-Pacific linguistic area
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The Indo-Pacific linguistic area is a proposed macro-area encompassing diverse, often non-Austronesian languages of the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions that are hypothesized to share deep historical connections and structural features.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothetical language grouping
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linguistic area → proposed linguistic macro-area → |
| aimsToExplain |
distribution of non-Austronesian languages in the Indo-Pacific region
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shared structural features among Papuan and other non-Austronesian languages → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indo-Pacific hypothesis
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| basedOn |
hypothesized deep historical connections
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structural similarities among languages → |
| contrastedWith |
Austronesian language family
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Dené–Caucasian hypothesis → Nostratic hypothesis → |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient regular sound correspondences
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mixing areal and genetic evidence → reliance on mass lexical comparison → |
| hasCharacteristic |
areal diffusion of linguistic features
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genetic relationship is controversial → macro-comparative approach → typological similarities → |
| hasGeographicScope |
Indian Ocean region
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Pacific Ocean region → |
| hasOppositionFrom |
many historical linguists
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| hasProponent |
Joseph Greenberg
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| hasStatus |
highly controversial
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not widely accepted by historical linguists → |
| hasTemporalScope |
deep prehistory
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| hasUncertainty |
degree of genetic vs areal relationship
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membership of specific language families → |
| includesLanguageFamily |
Andamanese languages
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Papuan languages → Tasmanian languages → |
| includesLanguageType |
non-Austronesian languages
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| includesRegion |
Andaman Islands
NERFINISHED
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Melanesia → New Guinea → Tasmania → |
| influencedBy |
Papuan comparative studies
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| isPartOf |
long-range language comparison debates
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| methodologicalBasis |
mass comparison
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typological comparison → |
| proposedBy |
Joseph Greenberg
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| proposedIn |
1971
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| relatedConcept |
linguistic area (Sprachbund)
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macro-family hypothesis → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nicobarese
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belongsTo |