Austric hypothesis
E893925
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austric hypothesis canonical | 2 |
| Austroasiatic–Austronesian hypotheses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10920868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austric hypothesis Context triple: [Austro-Tai hypothesis, relatedTo, Austric hypothesis]
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A.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
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D.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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E.
Macro-Tucanoan hypothesis
The Macro-Tucanoan hypothesis is a proposed large-scale language family grouping that suggests a distant genetic relationship among several indigenous language families of the western Amazon, including Tucanoan and possibly Cahuapanan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austric hypothesis Target entity description: The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
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A.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
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B.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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C.
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
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D.
Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis
The Sunda-Sulawesi hypothesis is a proposed subgrouping within the Austronesian language family that suggests a closer genetic relationship among certain languages spoken in western Indonesia and surrounding regions.
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E.
Macro-Tucanoan hypothesis
The Macro-Tucanoan hypothesis is a proposed large-scale language family grouping that suggests a distant genetic relationship among several indigenous language families of the western Amazon, including Tucanoan and possibly Cahuapanan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic hypothesis
ⓘ
macro-family proposal ⓘ |
| acceptance | not widely accepted ⓘ |
| aimsToReconstruct | Proto-Austric ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wilhelm Schmidt ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lexical comparison
ⓘ
morphological comparison ⓘ phonological comparison ⓘ |
| classificationType | macro-family ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dené–Caucasian hypothesis
ⓘ
Nostratic hypothesis ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | many historical linguists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient regular sound correspondences
ⓘ
methodological weaknesses ⓘ |
| debatedIn | linguistic literature on language classification ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | areal-typological similarity explanations ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative method
ⓘ
reconstructed proto-forms ⓘ |
| field |
comparative linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | genetic relationship between language families ⓘ |
| hasImplicationsFor |
migration history in the Pacific
ⓘ
prehistory of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasSubproposals |
inclusion of Hmong–Mien as part of Austric
ⓘ
inclusion of Kra–Dai as part of Austric ⓘ link between Austroasiatic and Austronesian only ⓘ |
| influenced | later macro-family proposals in Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early 20th-century diffusionist ideas ⓘ |
| involves |
comparison of basic vocabulary
ⓘ
comparison of grammatical morphemes ⓘ comparison of phonological systems ⓘ |
| methodologicalStatus | long-range comparison ⓘ |
| oftenGroupedWith | other long-range comparison hypotheses ⓘ |
| proposalDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Wilhelm Schmidt ⓘ |
| proposesRelationshipBetween |
Austroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus |
Pacific
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Proto-Austric
ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Austroasiatic
|
| requires |
demonstration of systematic sound correspondences
ⓘ
reconstruction of shared morphology ⓘ |
| sometimesIncludes |
Hmong–Mien languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Hmong-Mien
Kra–Dai languages ⓘ
linked to:
Tai–Kadai languages
|
| status |
controversial
ⓘ
minority view ⓘ |
| suggests | common origin for Austroasiatic and Austronesian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Austric hypothesis Description of subject: The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
Referenced by (3)
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