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Proto-Australian

Reconstruction of a Common Ancestor Language

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The book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Proto-Australian hypothesis, asserting that most Australian languages share a common ancestor, Proto-Australian (PA). Through historical linguistics methodologies, the authors demonstrate that nearly all Australian languages derive from PA, which was spoken in a limited region. The work challenges existing theories on language spread in hunter-gatherer societies, raising important questions for the understanding of Australian prehistory and broader implications for hunter-gatherer language evolution and migration patterns.

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Proto-Australian, Mark Harvey, Robert Mailhammer

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2024
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Titul
Proto-Australian
Podtitul
Reconstruction of a Common Ancestor Language
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
De Gruyter
Rok vydania
2024
Väzba
pevná
Počet strán
486
ISBN13
9783111421445
Série
Anotácia
The book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Proto-Australian hypothesis, asserting that most Australian languages share a common ancestor, Proto-Australian (PA). Through historical linguistics methodologies, the authors demonstrate that nearly all Australian languages derive from PA, which was spoken in a limited region. The work challenges existing theories on language spread in hunter-gatherer societies, raising important questions for the understanding of Australian prehistory and broader implications for hunter-gatherer language evolution and migration patterns.