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The book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Proto-Australian hypothesis, asserting that most Australian languages share a common ancestor, Proto-Australian (PA). Through historical linguistics methodologies, the authors demonstrate that nearly all Australian languages derive from PA, which was spoken in a limited region. The work challenges existing theories on language spread in hunter-gatherer societies, raising important questions for the understanding of Australian prehistory and broader implications for hunter-gatherer language evolution and migration patterns.
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Proto-Australian, Mark Harvey, Robert Mailhammer
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- 2024
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- Title
- Proto-Australian
- Subtitle
- Reconstruction of a Common Ancestor Language
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark Harvey, Robert Mailhammer
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Publisher
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 486
- ISBN13
- 9783111421445
- Description
- The book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Proto-Australian hypothesis, asserting that most Australian languages share a common ancestor, Proto-Australian (PA). Through historical linguistics methodologies, the authors demonstrate that nearly all Australian languages derive from PA, which was spoken in a limited region. The work challenges existing theories on language spread in hunter-gatherer societies, raising important questions for the understanding of Australian prehistory and broader implications for hunter-gatherer language evolution and migration patterns.