The lexicostatistical base of Bennett & Sterks reclassification of Niger-Congo with particular reference to the cohesion of Bantu
In 1977, Bennett and Sterk published a reclassification of the Niger-Congo languages which has been highly influential. In this paper I try to discover their lexicostatistic method (section 1), then use their published data to do a conventional lexicostatistic subgrouping (section 2), and finally lo...
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| Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
1986-04-01
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| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107497 |
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| Summary: | In 1977, Bennett and Sterk published a reclassification of the Niger-Congo languages which has been highly influential. In this paper I try to discover their lexicostatistic method (section 1), then use their published data to do a conventional lexicostatistic subgrouping (section 2), and finally look at their evidence for denying the genetic unity of Narrow Bantu (section 3). |
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| ISSN: | 0039-3533 2154-428X |