On classification of Kartvelian languages
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Folia Orientalia |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | Kartvelian languages; genealogical classification; recalibrated glottochronology; testing wordlist; etymological analysis |
| Description | In the article the models of classification of Kartvelian languages based on quantitative methods proposed in the last half-century are discussed. Finally, all available lexical data are collected, analyzed and a new conclusion, based on the 'recalibrated' glottochronology developed by Sergei Starostin, is formulated. |
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