Language Universals and Linguistic Typology
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Language Universals and Linguistic Typology is a foundational linguistics book that systematically compares the structures of the world’s languages to identify cross-linguistic patterns and constraints.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology Context triple: [Bernard Comrie, notableWork, Language Universals and Linguistic Typology]
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A.
World Atlas of Language Structures
The World Atlas of Language Structures is a large-scale, comparative database and reference work that maps structural features of languages around the world.
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B.
Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
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C.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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D.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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E.
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
- 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: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology Target entity description: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology is a foundational linguistics book that systematically compares the structures of the world’s languages to identify cross-linguistic patterns and constraints.
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A.
World Atlas of Language Structures
The World Atlas of Language Structures is a large-scale, comparative database and reference work that maps structural features of languages around the world.
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B.
Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
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C.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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D.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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E.
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction
Historical Linguistics: An Introduction is a widely used textbook by Lyle Campbell that provides a comprehensive overview of methods and theories for studying language change over time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
formulate constraints on possible human languages
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identify cross-linguistic patterns ⓘ |
| approach | functional-typological ⓘ |
| author | Bernard Comrie ⓘ |
| covers |
Greenbergian universals
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active-stative alignment ⓘ agglutinative vs fusional morphology ⓘ analytic vs synthetic morphology ⓘ basic word order types ⓘ ergative-absolutive alignment ⓘ head-marking vs dependent-marking ⓘ nominative-accusative alignment ⓘ polysynthetic languages ⓘ |
| examines |
agreement systems
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alignment types ⓘ case marking systems ⓘ gender systems ⓘ mood and modality ⓘ negation patterns ⓘ numeral systems ⓘ relative clauses ⓘ tense-aspect systems ⓘ voice and valency ⓘ word order correlations ⓘ |
| field |
language universals
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linguistic typology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constraints on possible human languages
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cross-linguistic comparison ⓘ implicational universals ⓘ language universals ⓘ morphological typology ⓘ phonological typology ⓘ semantic typology ⓘ structural properties of languages ⓘ syntactic typology ⓘ word order typology ⓘ |
| influenced |
functional typology
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language documentation and description ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publisher |
Basil Blackwell
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University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| status | foundational work in linguistic typology ⓘ |
| usedAs | textbook in linguistics courses ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
comparative method in linguistics
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cross-linguistic sampling ⓘ |
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Subject: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology Description of subject: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology is a foundational linguistics book that systematically compares the structures of the world’s languages to identify cross-linguistic patterns and constraints.
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