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Sino-Tibetan and what it relates to. Every line is an evidence-backed relation, and the arrangement is fixed — this address draws this picture, today and next year.

constrained_by — Extensive monosyllabism, heavy tonal systems and sparse inflectional morphology leave the comparative method less of the grammatical material it depends on, which is why a family second only to Indo-European by speakers has a far less settled internal structure.Sino-TibetanSino-TibetanThe comparative methodThe comparative method
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  1. Sino-Tibetan · constrained_by · The comparative method

    Extensive monosyllabism, heavy tonal systems and sparse inflectional morphology leave the comparative method less of the grammatical material it depends on, which is why a family second only to Indo-European by speakers has a far less settled internal structure.