The Major Languages of Western Europe
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The Major Languages of Western Europe is a linguistic survey by Bernard Comrie that analyzes the structure, history, and sociolinguistic context of the principal languages spoken in Western Europe.
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| The Major Languages of Western Europe canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Major Languages of Western Europe Context triple: [Bernard Comrie, notableWork, The Major Languages of Western Europe]
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An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages
"An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages" is a 19th-century scholarly work analyzing the historical development and linguistic structure of the Romance language family.
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Sportellu Linguìsticu Regionale
Sportellu Linguìsticu Regionale is a regional linguistic office responsible for promoting, supporting, and standardizing the use of the Sardinian language in public and institutional contexts.
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States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages are the countries that have ratified this Council of Europe treaty and thereby committed to protecting and promoting regional and minority languages within their jurisdictions.
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D.
Plateau linguistic area
The Plateau linguistic area is a region of the North American Plateau where diverse Indigenous languages, often from different families, share common structural features due to long-term contact and interaction.
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New Europe
New Europe is a travel documentary series and accompanying book by Michael Palin in which he explores the culture, history, and landscapes of Eastern and Central European countries after the end of the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Major Languages of Western Europe Target entity description: The Major Languages of Western Europe is a linguistic survey by Bernard Comrie that analyzes the structure, history, and sociolinguistic context of the principal languages spoken in Western Europe.
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A.
An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages
"An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages" is a 19th-century scholarly work analyzing the historical development and linguistic structure of the Romance language family.
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B.
Sportellu Linguìsticu Regionale
Sportellu Linguìsticu Regionale is a regional linguistic office responsible for promoting, supporting, and standardizing the use of the Sardinian language in public and institutional contexts.
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C.
States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages are the countries that have ratified this Council of Europe treaty and thereby committed to protecting and promoting regional and minority languages within their jurisdictions.
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D.
Plateau linguistic area
The Plateau linguistic area is a region of the North American Plateau where diverse Indigenous languages, often from different families, share common structural features due to long-term contact and interaction.
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E.
New Europe
New Europe is a travel documentary series and accompanying book by Michael Palin in which he explores the culture, history, and landscapes of Eastern and Central European countries after the end of the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistic survey ⓘ |
| analyzes | principal languages spoken in Western Europe ⓘ |
| author | Bernard Comrie ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
history of Western European languages
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sociolinguistic context of Western European languages ⓘ structure of Western European languages ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
historical overview of each language
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sociolinguistic overview of each language ⓘ structural description of each language ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | comparative description of Western European languages ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced readers interested in language structure
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scholars of European languages ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese language
Spanish ⓘ other major Western European languages ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European linguistics
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languages of Western Europe ⓘ |
| regionCovered | Western Europe ⓘ |
| subfield |
comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| topic |
language contact in Western Europe
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language policy in Western Europe ⓘ morphology of Western European languages ⓘ multilingualism in Western Europe ⓘ phonology of Western European languages ⓘ syntax of Western European languages ⓘ |
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