Talk:Indo-Semitic languages
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Two different subjects
The question has been raised by Talskubilos whether this article should be merged with the article Hermann Möller and he has added a merge tag to the article. While there is some overlap between the two articles, and this may seem to justify a merger at first glance, closer examination shows the subjects are distinct and require different articles.
- Hermann Möller is known for other things than just the Indo-Semitic theory, especially his theories on Beowulf and his major contributions to the laryngeal theory.
- The Indo-Semitic theory has been around since Adelung's Mithridates at the start of the 19th century. It received its first sophisticated treatment from Lepsius in 1836. It still has current practitioners, such as Saul Levin, whose work has been panned by some but praised by at least one major Africanist, Hodge. So the Indo-Semitic theory very clearly does not reduce to Hermann Möller.
In conclusion, these articles definitively need to remain separate. In consequence, I am removing the merge tag.