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<p>New page: A &#039;&#039;&#039;genealogical classification&#039;&#039;&#039; of languages is a classification according to their development from common <a href="/index.php?title=Ancestor&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ancestor (page does not exist)">ancestors</a>. ===Comments=== Until fairly recently, the synonymous term &#039;&#039;...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''genealogical classification''' of languages is a classification according to their development from common [[ancestor]]s.<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> Until fairly recently, the synonymous term ''genetic classification'' was more common, but since about 1990 there is increaing interest in the match between linguistic genealogical classifications and biological genetic classifications. Such interdisciplinary studies are made easier if linguists shift to ''genealogical classification''.<br /> <br /> ===Synonym===<br /> *[[genetic classification]]<br /> <br /> ===Origin===<br /> The term ''genealogical classification'' is an extension of the metaphor of a language [[family]], like other terms such as [[ancestor]] language, [[daughter language]], etc. <br /> <br /> ===Related term===<br /> *[[genealogical linguistics]]<br /> <br /> ===Other languages===<br /> German [[genealogische Klassifikation]]<br /> <br /> {{dc}} <br /> [[Category:Genealogy]]</div>

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