In linguistics, attested languages are languages (living or dead) that have been documented and for which the evidence (attestation) has survived to the present day. Evidence may be recordings, transcriptions, literature or inscriptions. In contrast, unattested languages may be names of purported languages for which no direct evidence exists, languages for which all evidence has been lost, or hypothetical proto-languages proposed in linguistic reconstruction.[1]
Within an attested language, particular word forms directly known to have been used (because they appear in the literature, inscriptions or documented speech) are called attested forms. They contrast with unattested forms, which are reconstructions hypothesised to have been used based on indirect evidence (such as etymological patterns). In linguistic texts, unattested forms are commonly marked with a preceding asterisk (*).[2]
attested, language, linguistics, attested, languages, languages, living, dead, that, have, been, documented, which, evidence, attestation, survived, present, evidence, recordings, transcriptions, literature, inscriptions, contrast, unattested, languages, names. In linguistics attested languages are languages living or dead that have been documented and for which the evidence attestation has survived to the present day Evidence may be recordings transcriptions literature or inscriptions In contrast unattested languages may be names of purported languages for which no direct evidence exists languages for which all evidence has been lost or hypothetical proto languages proposed in linguistic reconstruction 1 Within an attested language particular word forms directly known to have been used because they appear in the literature inscriptions or documented speech are called attested forms They contrast with unattested forms which are reconstructions hypothesised to have been used based on indirect evidence such as etymological patterns In linguistic texts unattested forms are commonly marked with a preceding asterisk 2 See also EditHistorical linguistics List of languages by first written accounts Spurious languagesReferences Edit Baxter William Hubbard 1992 A Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology Walter de Gruyter p 24 ISBN 9783110123241 Fortson Benjamin W IV 2011 09 07 Indo European Language and Culture An Introduction John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9781444359688 This article about historical linguistics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Attested language amp oldid 1119991534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
