Genealogical classification of New Indo-Aryan languages and lexicostatistics

Anton Kogan (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, kogan_anton@yahoo.com)

Journal of Language Relationship, № 14/3-4, 2016 - p.227-258

Abstract: Genetic relations among Indo-Aryan languages are still unclear. Existing classifications are often intuitive and do not rest upon rigorous criteria. In the present article an attempt is made to create a classification of New Indo-Aryan languages, based on up-to-date lexicostatistical data. The comparative analysis of the resulting genealogical tree and traditional classifications allows the author to draw conclusions about the most probable genealogy of the Indo-Aryan languages.

Keywords: Indo-Aryan languages, language classification, lexicostatistics, glottochronology

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