Language Families
A language family is a collection of languages derived from a common ancestor. For example, English, Latin, and Ancient Greek are derived from the Indo-European family of languages. That is why they share many similarities with respect to words and grammar. Unclassified languages are generally known as linguistic isolates; or languages that have no known ancestor. Examples of linguistic isolates include the Sumerian language and the Basque language.
Proto-languages are languages that are not attested in the written record; however, scholars believe in their existence because of findings in the field of comparative linguistics. Examples of proto-languages include Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Afro-Asiatic.
List of languages: Family › A–Z
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "Language Families." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 30 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/language-families. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, July 30). Language Families. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/language-families
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