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>His lexicostatistical analysis found that less than 30 percent of the similar-sounding words between Plateau State languages and China’s Sino-Tibetan languages
by awesomeideas 2y ago
>His lexicostatistical analysis found that less than 30 percent of the similar-sounding words between Plateau State languages and China’s Sino-Tibetan languages share similar meanings. Linguists call these kinds of similarities "accidental evidence."
Ok, but that's still a very high percentage. Shouldn't that be surprising?
- euroderf 2y agoPerhaps of interest: STEDT https://stedt.berkeley.edu https://stedt.berkeley.edu