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Languages of the World in 3000 BC
Tides of History
Language Spread and Change: Tree Models and Ancient Language Variation
This chapter explores the use of tree models in understanding language spread and change, examining their limitations and alternatives. It delves into the variations in language within ancient Egypt and compares this phenomenon to other languages, while also discussing the Afroasiatic language family and the two hypotheses about the origin and spread of the ancestral Proto-Afroasiatic language.
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