Comparability and measurement in typological science

The bright future for linguistics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5776151
AutoresErich Round (0000-0002-7533-8052, University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia, autor de correspondencia), Greville G Corbett (0000-0002-2667-9870, [ɡɹɛvɪl kɔːbɪt], Surrey Morphology Group, University of Surrey , Guildford , England)
Año2020
Volumen24
Número3
Páginas489-525
Fecha de publicación2020-09-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLinguistic Typology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1430-0532 • E-ISSN: 1613-415X
EditorialDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/lingty-2020-2060
OpenAlexW2997338604
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas64

Linguistics, and typology in particular, can have a bright future. We justify this optimism by discussing comparability from two angles. First, we take the opportunity presented by this special issue of Linguistic Typology to pause for a moment and make explicit some of the logical underpinnings of typological sciences, linguistics included, which we believe are worth reminding ourselves of. Second, we give a brief illustration of comparison, and particularly measurement, within modern typology

Comparability · Linguistic typology · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation