Once again on methodology and argumentation in linguistics
There have been challenges to the received view of the structure of the Sino-Tibetan language family. This is all well and good, as we should constantly challenge our most basic assumptions. In this paper I look at the arguments presented with a view to convincing us to change our conception of Sino...
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| description | There have been challenges to the received view of the structure of the Sino-Tibetan language family. This is all well and good, as we should constantly challenge our most basic assumptions. In this paper I look at the arguments presented with a view to convincing us to change our conception of Sino-Tibetan and to change the name of the family to “Trans-Himalayan”, and find them less than convincing, due to problems of fact and argumentation. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1455052023-03-11T20:06:12Z Once again on methodology and argumentation in linguistics LaPolla, Randy J. School of Humanities Humanities::Linguistics Argumentation Chinese Linguistics There have been challenges to the received view of the structure of the Sino-Tibetan language family. This is all well and good, as we should constantly challenge our most basic assumptions. In this paper I look at the arguments presented with a view to convincing us to change our conception of Sino-Tibetan and to change the name of the family to “Trans-Himalayan”, and find them less than convincing, due to problems of fact and argumentation. Accepted version 2020-12-23T06:35:11Z 2020-12-23T06:35:11Z 2016 Journal Article LaPolla, R. J. (2016). Once again on methodology and argumentation in linguistics. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 39(2), 282–297. doi:10.1075/ltba.39.2.03lap 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145505 10.1075/ltba.39.2.03lap 2 39 282 297 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 2016 John Benjamins Publishing Company. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area and is made available with permission of John Benjamins Publishing Company. application/pdf |
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