09:5509:55, 24 January 2022diffhist−30
Centum and satem languages
since we are confusing the user at the outset with the s vs k thing, better avoid misdirecting them as well into believing that it ''should'' be k and not sTag: Reverted
09:4909:49, 24 January 2022diffhist+248
Centum and satem languages
move detail into body, and replace with simplified shorter segment in intro .. i am not sure where in the body to put this, as I am not a subject matter expertTag: Reverted
09:4409:44, 24 January 2022diffhist−503
Centum and satem languages
simplify intro based on designation of this as a page on a particular topic, that topic being named for a particular thing based on a particular specificationTag: Reverted
08:3908:39, 24 January 2022diffhist+14
Areal feature
mention the two major models in the intro (i'm not an expert, if they are now one model, mention that also, or if there are more than two major models, simply say so, do not enumerate them, etc)
08:3608:36, 24 January 2022diffhist+7
Areal feature
→Characteristics: it appears that in this sentence, areal, being contrasted with genetic, implies something like chance coincidence, so use a term of relative contrast (merely) to help the reader
08:3408:34, 24 January 2022diffhist+45
Areal feature
→Characteristics: choice here is between citing a thorough and exhaustive work on the topic which I do not have time to check and do not possess myself , or avoiding any claim of having exhaustive knowledge or omniscience on the subject
08:1108:11, 24 January 2022diffhist+19
Genetic relationship (linguistics)
Shift monogenesis to end of article, unless it can be shown to be necessary to understanding or clarifying the basic understanding of language theories, as this is only one theory, and I am not sure it is backed by anything other than guessing
08:0808:08, 24 January 2022diffhist+382
Genetic relationship (linguistics)
I am not an expert, and cannot provide an example or cite references, but I feel it is important to explain that language is not a basic indicator of genealogy, although it sometimes correlates strongly
07:4907:49, 24 January 2022diffhist+8
Areal feature
only ''lingual genealogy'' make sense here, but it's not a common term (according to a web search i made) and it's confusing, particularly when the 'lingual' part is omitted and not clarified anywhere in the text, only through context