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The use of databases in cross-linguistic studies /
This book promotes the development of linguistic databases by describing a number of successful database projects, focusing especially on cross-linguistic and typological research. It has become increasingly clear that ready access to knowledge about cross-linguistic variation is of great value to m...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
©2009.
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| Collection: | Empirical approaches to language typology ;
41. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | This book promotes the development of linguistic databases by describing a number of successful database projects, focusing especially on cross-linguistic and typological research. It has become increasingly clear that ready access to knowledge about cross-linguistic variation is of great value to many types of linguistic research. Such a systematic body of data is essential in order to gain a proper understanding of what is truly universal in language and what is determined by specific cultural settings. Moreover, it is increasingly needed as a tool to systematically evaluate contrasting theo. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110198744 3110198746 1282425714 9781282425712 |
| ISSN: | 0933-761X ; |