Genealogical (or genetic) classificationLanguages are grouped by diachronic relatedness into language families. In other words, languages are grouped based on how they were developed and evolved throughout history, with languages which descended from a common ancestor being grouped into the same language family.
Genealogical (or genetic) classificationLanguages are grouped by diachronic relatedness into language families. In other words, languages are grouped based on how they were developed and evolved throughout history, with languages which descended from a common ancestor being grouped into the same language family.
An obvious example in linguistics is genetic classification of languages, and it finds expression in the family tree diagram. Thus, English belongs to the class of Germanic languages, while the Germanic languages in turn are contained in the higher grouping known as Indo-European.
GENEALOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF LANGUAGES
