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Eugeni · 06-18-2004, 01:05 PM

Need information about 'homology' in linguistics and I dont seem anything on google.

Need example too.

fernweh · 06-18-2004, 03:25 PM

Homology is the idea that a resemblance between two languages can be explained by saying that they both descended from a common ancestor.
For example, many words in the Indo-European languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Sanskrit, etc.) sound similar, so many people think they all descend from the "Proto-Indo-European" language.

06-18-2004, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eugeni Crazy Location: everywhere else	Homology in linguistics Need information about 'homology' in linguistics and I dont seem anything on google. Need example too.

06-18-2004, 03:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
fernweh Crazy Location: San Francisco	Homology is the idea that a resemblance between two languages can be explained by saying that they both descended from a common ancestor. For example, many words in the Indo-European languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Sanskrit, etc.) sound similar, so many people think they all descend from the "Proto-Indo-European" language. __________________ f-e-r-n-w-e-h is actually a gross misspelling of the name "gregory"