Approaches to Linguistic Prehistory

Abstract

Tracing the movements of languages through space and time is a most difficult task. The current interpretation of archaeological data alone are insufficient to determine linguistic prehistory with reasonable confidence. Presented herein is a coordinated approach that incorporates information from a variety of subdisciplines in an attempt to trace the movement of cultures and languages through time. The development of concordant lines of evidence is, at this point in time, required to form a convincing argument.