Universal linguistic hierarchies are not innately wired. Evidence from multiple adjectives

Background Linguists and psychologists have explained the remarkable similarities in the orderings of linguistic elements across languages by suggesting that our inborn ability for language makes available certain innately wired primitives. Different types of adjectives, adverbs, and other elements...

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Main Authors: Evelina Leivada, Marit Westergaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7438.pdf