2003/07/01 by David W. McAlpin · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Linguistics and language evolution #Linguistics and Cultural Studies #Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis #Linguistics #Philosophy
paper · doi:10.2307/3217749
openalex publication_date 2003/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
The mere existence of Brahui, located on the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau, has always presented a challenge to comparative linguistics. Since an adequate description of the language became available in the second half of the nineteenth century, no serious scholar has denied that a valid genetic connection exists between Brahui and the Dravidian languages of South Asia; the problem is in the details. This paper will examine the major hypothesis about the nature of this connection, explore the phonology which connects Brahui with Kurux and Malto, reexamine the primary data, and propose a new solution.