examination of three competing hypotheses concerning the origin of the Indo-European language family
Date of Award
2002
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Broadfield, Douglas C.
Abstract
The thesis will examine three hypotheses which seek to explain the origin of the Indo-European language family. Each will be treated according to the following criteria: the specific data selected, how the data sets used in the hypotheses correlate to one another, the methodology used by the author(s), and how well the final conclusion correlates to the data. The thesis will also discuss how the Bantu and Romance languages spread. The mechanisms of dispersal of these two languages will be examined and the supporting data will be compared to the mechanisms of dispersal and the supportive data of the three Indo-European hypotheses.
Extent
132 p.
Recommended Citation
Workman, Shannon Marie, "examination of three competing hypotheses concerning the origin of the Indo-European language family" (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 393.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/393
Identifier
FADT12995
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters