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Linguistic universals in syntax are sometimes held up as evidence for universal grammar (although epistemological arguments are more common). Other explanations for linguistic universals have been proposed, for example, that linguistic universals tend to be properties of language that aid communication.
The following list is verbatim from the list printed in the appendix of Greenberg's Universals of Language [1] and "Universals Restated", [2] [3] sorted by context. The numbering is fixed to keep Greenberg's number associations as these are commonly referenced by number; e.g.: "Greenberg's linguistic universal number 12".
Pages in category "Linguistic universals" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The language divisions in Switzerland do not coincide with political subdivisions, and some cantons have bilingual status: for example, cities such as Biel/Bienne and cantons such as Valais, Fribourg and Bern. French is the native language of about 23% of the Swiss population, and is spoken by 50% [58] of the population.
Linguistics is the scientific study of language.The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds and equivalent gestures in sign languages), phonology (the abstract sound system of a particular language), and pragmatics (how the context of use contributes to meaning).
Linguistic universals (9 P) T. Transitivity and valency (1 C, 33 P) Typologists (11 P) W. Word order (1 C, 42 P) Works on linguistic typology (1 C, 3 P)
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Linguistic typology and linguistic universals Bernard Sterling Comrie , [ 1 ] FBA ( / ˈ b ɜːr n ər d ˈ k ɒ m r iː / ; born 23 May 1947) is a British-born linguist. Comrie is a specialist in linguistic typology , linguistic universals and on Caucasian languages .