Language universals without universal categories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20365258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Croft (0000-0003-0886-2652, corresponding author), Eva Van Lier (University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoretical Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-4428 • E-ISSN: 1613-4060 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/tl-2012-0002 |
| OpenAlex | W2330801963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
In this article, the authors present their views on an article by author Sandra Chung related to lexical categories. According to them, Chung's article critiques an analysis of word classes in Chamorro by author Donald M. Topping. They discuss the restatements made by Chung on Topping's criteria for defining two word classes. According to them, Chung defined that the words from Class I form predicates of passive clauses with the infix in or the prefix ma but Class II words do not. The words from Class II serve as predicates of clauses whose subject is a weak pronoun but Class I words do not
Linguistic universal · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Problem of universals · Theoretical linguistics · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Lexicography and Language Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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The design of agreement
On the Failure of Generative Grammar
| Citations per year | 0.42 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |