Towards a source-oriented approach to typological universals

Typological universals are skewed distributional patterns whereby languages recurrently display certain grammatical patterns as opposed to others. Explanations for these patterns are usually based on their synchronic properties, not actual diachronic processes that shape the pattern cross-linguisti...

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Main Author: Sonia Cristofaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-07-01
Series:Vilnius University Open Series
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/open-series/article/view/24486