In addition, Joseph Greenberg has argued that Hamitic possesses racial connotations, and that "Hamito-Semitic" overstates the centrality of the Semitic languages within the family.
ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, dʒˈoʊsəf ɡɹˈiːnbɜːɡ hɐz ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt hæmˈɪɾɪk pəzˈɛsᵻz ɹˈeɪʃəl kɑːnətˈeɪʃənz, ænd ðˈæt "hæmˈiːɾoʊsɛmˈɪɾɪk" ˌoʊvɚstˈeɪts ðə sɛntɹˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz wɪðˌɪn ðə fˈæmɪli.