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The Use of Databases in Cross-Linguistic Studies

By Martin Everaert , Simon Musgrave , Alexis Dimitriadis

Book information

Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Year
2009
ISBN
3110193086, 9783110193084
LCC
P128.D37 U74 2009
Google Books ID
SbwaRARlVvgC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5869494 bytes)
Series
Empirical Approaches to Language Typology 41
Edition
1
Pages
416\416
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

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 theoretical claims. The book includes a chapter on general problems of using databases to handle language data and chapters on a number of individual projects.

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