Origins of "TransEurasian" languages with Liao valley millet farmers

[Duncan Head]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/nov/10/origins-of-transeurasian-languages-traced-to-neolithic-millet-farmers

[Andreas Johansson]

Linguistically speaking, this is a variant of the Altaic hypothesis, which has been debated since the 19th century. I think we can assume the last word hasn't been said.

(That the journalist doesn't mention the better-known name of the putative family could, were one uncharitably disposed, be taken as evidence they didn't research the story even to the point of looking up "Transeurasian" on Wikipedia.)

[Duncan Head]

"Altaic" is mentioned in the third paragraph of the original Nature paper, so I think the Reuters journalist must have noticed it - but possibly not understood the significance.