Universal (linguistics)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Linguistic_universal
gptkbp:contrastsWith Language-specific feature
gptkbp:describes Feature or property found in all human languages
gptkbp:example All languages can form questions
All languages have nouns and verbs
All languages have ways to negate statements
gptkbp:field gptkb:Linguistics
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Implicational_universal
Absolute universal
Statistical universal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Universal (linguistics)
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Comparative_linguistics
gptkb:Language_acquisition
gptkb:Language_universals
Cognitive science
Typology
gptkbp:studiedBy Linguists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Universal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5