Re: THEORY: Languages divided by politics and religion
From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
Date: | Monday, May 29, 2000, 21:12 |
Brad Coon wrote:
> Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> > Most likely, compare two languages, and you're bound to find some chance
> > resemblances, compare entire groups of languages containing hundreds of
> > langs, and you'll find tons of chance resemblances.
>
> And if you do it in the Americas, you call that Amerind and I won't
> even get started on other such monstrosities from around the world.
Perhaps, perhaps. But the Cavalli-Sforza genetic data which seems
to confirm Greenberg's classifications are certainly very interesting,
if controversial.
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Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
"Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero."
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