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Proto Australian Reconstruction of a Common Ancestor Language Studies in Language Change SLC 24

by [Harvey, Mark, Mailhammer, Robert]

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This book is the first full evaluation of the Proto-Australian hypothesis, which proposes that most Australian languages have a common ancestor: Proto-Australian [PA]. Using the standard methodologies of historical linguistics, the authors show that nearly all Australian languages descend from PA. Given that PA was a single language, it was spoken only in a small area of Australia. Its descendants have spread across the continent. Current theories of language spread do not offer clear motivations for large-scale spread in hunter-gatherer economies. This raises significant questions for analyses of Australian prehistory and archaeology specifically, and more widely for general theories of hunter-gatherer prehistory and language spread.

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  • De Gruyter Mouton Brand
  • Aug 19, 2024 Pub Date:
  • 9783111421445 ISBN-13:
  • 3111421449 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9.21 in * 1.25 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: