The Use of Databases in Cross-Linguistic Studies
Martin Everaert, Simon Musgrave, Alexis Dimitriadis
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.
年:
2009
出版:
1
出版社:
Mouton de Gruyter
语言:
english
页:
416
ISBN 10:
3110193086
ISBN 13:
9783110193084
系列:
Empirical Approaches to Language Typology 41
文件:
PDF, 5.60 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009