Back Comparanza masiva AST Lexikalischer Massenvergleich German Comparación masiva Spanish 多数量比較 Japanese Masinio palyginimo metodas Lithuanian Masowa komparacja leksykalna Polish Lexikal massjämförelse Swedish 大规模比较法 Chinese
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Mass comparison is a method developed by Joseph Greenberg to determine the level of genetic relatedness between languages. It is now usually called multilateral comparison. Mass comparison has been referred to as a "methodological deception" and is rejected by most linguists, and its continued use is primarily restricted to fringe linguistics.[1][2]
Some of the top-level relationships Greenberg named are now generally accepted thanks to analysis with other, more widely accepted linguistic techniques, though they had already been posited by others (e.g. Afro-Asiatic and Niger–Congo). Others are accepted by many though disputed by some prominent specialists (e.g. Nilo-Saharan), while others are almost universally rejected (e.g. Eurasiatic, Khoisan and Amerind).
- ^ Adrian, Pearce; Beresford-Jones, David; Heggarty, Paul (2020). Rethinking the Andes-Amazonia divide: a cross disciplinary exploration. London: UCL Press. pp. 94–102. ISBN 9781787357471.
- ^ (Campbell 2001, p. 45)