By contrast, Victor Porkhomovsky suggests that the label is simply an inherited convention, and doesn't imply a duality of Semitic and "Hamitic" any more than Indo-European implies a duality of Indic and "European".
baɪ kˈɑːntɹæst, vˈɪktɚ pˌoːɹkhəmˈɑːvski sədʒˈɛsts ðætðə lˈeɪbəl ɪz sˈɪmpli ɐn ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd kənvˈɛnʃən, ænd dˈʌzənt ɪmplˈaɪ ɐ duːˈælᵻɾi ʌv sɛmˈɪɾɪk ænd "hæmˈɪɾɪk" ˌɛni mˈoːɹ ðɐn ˈɪndoʊjˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɪmplˈaɪz ɐ duːˈælᵻɾi ʌv ˈɪndɪk ænd "jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən".