Re: Austronesian-Nostratic Connections

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From: skinnyfoxeywolf

To: nostratic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:10 AM

Subject: [nostratic] Re: Austronesian-Nostratic Connections

Glen writes:
>      5) I think "Proto-World", which would be the ancestor of
>         all modern languages did exist approximately 80,000 years
>         ago, but like mitochondrial Eve, it is the only survivor
>         of what was once many linguistic lineages that extend
>         further into even more unimaginable depths of time.
>         The reconstructions that have been proposed however are
>         definitely half-assed.


Like mitocondrial Eve, Proto-World is an illusive construct which
serves an academic purpose.  Nevertheless, all evidence points to a
reasonably unified point of contact.  80,000 y/a is a very late date
for Proto-World.  What language was spoken before then?

Gerry



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