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Fries, Simon ORCID: 0000-0002-3865-9914 and Korobzow, Natalie ORCID: 0000-0002-2814-2081 (2024). On the dating of sound changes and its implications for language relationship. The case of Proto-Yeniseian *p- > Ket h-, Yugh f-. Diachronica, 41 (4). pp. 525-555. John Benjamins e-Platform. ISSN 1569-9714

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Abstract

This article seeks to demonstrate how the synopsis of historiographical and lexicographical material allows for the absolute dating of sound changes even in languages with late and imperfect documentation, and how this dating relates to hypotheses concerning the long-range genealogical affiliation of these languages. The languages investigated are Ket and Yugh which belong to the Yeniseian family and have been documented since the 18th century. Two sound changes in these languages will be discussed: Proto-Yeniseian *p- > Ket h-, and Proto-Yeniseian *p- > Yugh f-. It will be argued that the Ket development occurred between 1596/1607 and 1723 AD, and that the Yugh development occurred between 1739 and 1846/1847 AD. The implications of these findings for the Dene-Yeniseian hypothesis linking the Yeniseian family with the Na-Dene family will be discussed. It will be argued that this hypothesis cannot be maintained, and that short-range comparisons are preferable to long-range speculations.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fries, Simon UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-9914 UNSPECIFIED Korobzow, Natalie UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-2081 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-795692
Identification Number:	10.1075/dia.23030.fri
Journal or Publication Title:	Diachronica
Volume:	41
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 525-555
Number of Pages:	31
Date:	14 November 2024
Publisher:	John Benjamins e-Platform
ISSN:	1569-9714
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, Digital Humanities > Institut für Linguistik (IfL) Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, Digital Humanities > Institut für Linguistik (IfL) > Abteilung Historisch-Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft (HVS)
Subjects:	Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Comparative Method ; long-range comparison ; language relationship ; Yeniseian ; Na-Dene ; Dene-Yeniseian ; sound change ; dating ; chronology English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/79569