On categorization : stick to the facts of the languages
This paper argues that in doing both description and comparison we should work inductively, staying true to the facts of the languages as manifested in natural data, and not resort to abstractions that lead to classifying languages or constructions in a way that ignores the actual facts of the langu...
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Main Author: | LaPolla, Randy J. |
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Other Authors: | School of Humanities |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145435 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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