LEADER 03368nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910457270003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-31233-6 010 $a9786613312334 010 $a90-272-7571-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000064103 035 $a(EBL)794808 035 $a(OCoLC)759101592 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001012822 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11650153 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001012822 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11052898 035 $a(PQKB)11494245 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC794808 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL794808 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509523 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000064103 100 $a19980317d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNostratic$b[electronic resource] $esifting the evidence /$fedited by Joseph C. Salmons, Brian D. Joseph 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 225 1 $aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,$x0304-0763 ;$vv. 142 300 $aBased on papers presented at the 2nd Workshop on Comparative Linguistics which was held at Eastern Michigan University, Fall 1993. 311 $a90-272-3646-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aNOSTRATIC; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; SOME DRAFT PRINCIPLES FOR CLASSIFICATION; NOSTRATIC, EURASIATIC, AND INDO-EUROPEAN; THE CONVERGENCE OFEURASIATIC AND NOSTRATIC; EXPLORING THE NOSTRATIC HYPOTHESIS; INDO-EUROPEAN AND NOSTRATIC:SOME FURTHER COMMENTS(A RESPONSE TO""EXPLORING THE NOSTRATIC HYPOTHESIS""); NOSTRATIC: A PERSONAL ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC EVIDENCE FOR INDO-URALIC; A PROBABILISTIC EVALUATIONOF NORTH EURASIATIC NOSTRATIC; RESPONSE TO OSWALT AND RINGE; THE IMPLICATIONS OF LISLAKH FOR NOSTRATIC; NOSTRATIC AND ALTAIC 327 $aREGULAR SOUND CORRESPONDENCESAND LONG-DISTANCE GENETIC COMPARISONSUBJECT INDEX; LANGUAGE INDEX 330 $aThe "Nostratic" hypothesis - positing a common linguistic ancestor for a wide range of language families including Indo-European, Uralic, and Afro-Asiatic - has produced one of the most enduring and often intense controversies in linguistics. Overwhelmingly, though, both supporters of the hypothesis and those who reject it have not dealt directly with one another's arguments. This volume brings together selected representatives of both sides, as well as a number of agnostic historical linguists, with the aim of examining the evidence for this particular hypothesis in the context of distant gen 410 0$aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.$nSeries IV,$pCurrent issues in linguistic theory ;$vv. 142. 606 $aNostratic hypothesis$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNostratic hypothesis 676 $a410 701 $aSalmons$b Joe$f1956-$0164723 701 $aJoseph$b Brian D$0162683 712 12$aWorkshop on Comparative Linguistics$d(2nd :$f1993 :$eEastern Michigan University) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457270003321 996 $aNostratic$92008735 997 $aUNINA