Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics

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academic publication linguistics article scholarly work

"Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.

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Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics	1
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Target entity: Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
Context triple: [Malcolm Ross, hasNotablePublication, Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics]

A. Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
B. Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
C. Austronesian linguistics
Austronesian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, history, and classification of the Austronesian language family, one of the world’s largest and most geographically widespread language groups.
D. Oceanic Linguistics
Oceanic Linguistics is a scholarly journal specializing in the study and documentation of the languages of the Pacific region, including Austronesian and Papuan languages.
E. A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi language.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
Target entity description: "Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.

A. Austronesian Languages (book)
Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
B. Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
C. Austronesian linguistics
Austronesian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, history, and classification of the Austronesian language family, one of the world’s largest and most geographically widespread language groups.
D. Oceanic Linguistics
Oceanic Linguistics is a scholarly journal specializing in the study and documentation of the languages of the Pacific region, including Austronesian and Papuan languages.
E. A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi language.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic publication ⓘ linguistics article ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ
addresses	issues in reconstructing proto-morphology ⓘ issues in reconstructing proto-phonology ⓘ issues in reconstructing proto-syntax ⓘ problems of data quality in Austronesian description ⓘ problems of subgrouping evidence ⓘ
analyzes	patterns of innovation in Austronesian subgroups ⓘ shared retentions in Austronesian subgroups ⓘ
author	Malcolm Ross ⓘ
contributesTo	comparative studies of Austronesian ⓘ theoretical debates in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ
discusses	classification of Austronesian languages ⓘ grammaticalization in Austronesian languages ⓘ language contact in Austronesian-speaking areas ⓘ lexical innovation in Austronesian languages ⓘ methodology of comparative Austronesian linguistics ⓘ morphosyntactic alignment in Austronesian languages ⓘ reconstruction of Proto-Austronesian ⓘ sound correspondences in Austronesian ⓘ subgrouping of Austronesian languages ⓘ voice systems in Austronesian languages ⓘ word order in Austronesian languages ⓘ
examines	criteria for establishing Austronesian subgroups ⓘ problems in using lexical evidence for subgrouping ⓘ problems in using morphosyntactic evidence for subgrouping ⓘ problems in using phonological evidence for subgrouping ⓘ
field	historical linguistics ⓘ language typology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ
focusesOn	descriptive problems in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ theoretical problems in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ
hasTitle	Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics ⓘ linked to: Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
intendedFor	Austronesian specialists ⓘ historical linguists ⓘ linguists ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
languageFamilyDiscussed	Austronesian language family ⓘ
mainSubject	Austronesian languages ⓘ Austronesian linguistics ⓘ