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Subgrouping

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Subgrouping in linguistics is the division of a language family into its constituent branches. In standard linguistic theory, subgroupings are determined based on shared innovations between languages.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bh.; Moses, Lincoln; Danforth, Douglas G. (1983). "Unchanged Cognates as a Criterion in Linguistic Subgrouping". Language. 59 (3): 541–568. doi:10.2307/413903. ISSN 0097-8507.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Joseph H (2005-03-17), "The problem of Linguistic Subgroupings*", Genetic Linguistics, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 47–57, ISBN 978-0-19-925771-3, retrieved 2024-01-20