Re: Questions about Japanese historical phonology.

Mark P. Line wrote:

>>The limitations of the Stammbaum have been well-understood for more than
>>> a century now.
>
>
> Yes, which is why I would have expected a more cogent response to those
> limitations before now.
Check out the book I'm just reading:

Areal diffusion and genetic inheritance : problems in comparative
linguistics / edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R.M.W. Dixon


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