Khoisanid

From: HÃ¥kan Lindgren
Message: 2781
Date: 2000-07-07

To John Croft -
 
What is "the anomalous position of Khoisanid languages"?
 
Also: how do we know there were three times as many languages 8 500 BC? 15,000 languages at a time when the world population was much smaller than today - this figure gives a new perspective to language diversity and development, but before I accept it wholeheartedly I would like to know some more about the story behind this figure.
 
Hakan