Universals of Language

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gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith Language-specific features
gptkbp:defines Features or characteristics that are common to all human languages
gptkbp:example All languages can form questions
All languages have nouns and verbs
All languages have a way to negate statements
gptkbp:field gptkb:Linguistics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Universals of Language
gptkbp:influenced Cognitive science
Linguistic typology
Language acquisition studies
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Universals_of_Language_(1963)
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:syntax
Morphology
Typology
Phonology
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:type Absolute universals
Implicational universals
Statistical universals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6