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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. =========================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ===========================================