Language classification

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In linguistics, language classification is the grouping of related languages into the same category. There are two main kinds of language classification: genealogical and typological classification. [1]

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Genealogical (or genetic) classification

Languages are grouped by diachronic relatedness into language families. [2] In other words, languages are grouped based on how they were developed and evolved throughout history, with languages which descended from a common ancestor being grouped into the same language family.

Typological classification

Languages are grouped by their structural and functional features.

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References

  1. ↑ "Linguistics - Language classification". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Language Typology: Analytic versus Synthetic Languages". ELLO (English Language and Linguistics Online). Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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