Japhetic theory

Postulation that the Kartvelian languages of the Caucasus area are related to the Semitic languages of the Middle East; proposed by Nikolay Yakovlevich Marr in 1920s and 1930s, now seen as outdated
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Japhetic theory

Summary

Japhetic theory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Japhetic theory is the creator of Nikolai Marr[2].
  • Japhetic theory is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Japhetic theory's image is recorded as БСЭ1. Марр, Николай Яковлевич.jpg[4].
  • Japhetic theory's subclass of is recorded as folk linguistics[5].
  • +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japhetic theory[6].
  • Japhetic theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05hrz6[7].
  • Japhetic theory's significant event is recorded as Marxism and Problems of Linguistics[8].
  • Japhetic theory's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новое учение о языке'}[9].
  • Japhetic theory's Quora topic ID is recorded as Japhetic-Theory[10].
  • Japhetic theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780539869[11].
  • Japhetic theory's Krugosvet article is recorded as gumanitarnye_nauki/lingvistika/MARRIZM.html[12].
  • Japhetic theory's Krugosvet article is recorded as gumanitarnye_nauki/lingvistika/YAFETICHESKIE_YAZIKI.html[13].
  • Japhetic theory's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as novoe-uchenie-o-iazyke-a2c083[14].

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Works and Contributions

Japhetic theory is the creator of Nikolai Marr[2].

Why It Matters

Japhetic theory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q87326023. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Q87326023. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Q87326023. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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