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Understanding Linguistic Typology by ellirouss is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This chapter discusses linguistic typology and language universals. Typology is the study of recurring patterns in linguistic systems across languages. Universals are generalizations about these patterns. The chapter will define typology, discuss classifications of languages, define universals, and consider motivations for language universals. Looking at similarities and differences between many languages is necessary to understand what features are common to human language and what variation exists.
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- ellirouss
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