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2. Prefixation Ability Index (PAI) allows us to see whether two languages can potentially be genetically related
2.3.6. Particular conclusion about PAI method

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1. PAI is something alike safety valve of comparative linguistics: if its values don’t differ more than fourfold then there is absolutely no obstacles for further research about genetic relationship; if values differ fourfold and more then should be found absolutely ferroconcrete proves of genetic relationship; if values differ sevenfold – tenfold or even more then those languages belong to different stocks.

It is possible to say that PAI shows direction in which looking for potential relatives of certain language can be perspectives.


2. PAI can be helpful method in those areas where are many isolated languages/stocks: in North America, in Papua and in Africa.

Manual of comparative linguistics

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