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What differentiates Slovenian from Hungarian in terms of conveying grammatical relationships?
What differentiates Slovenian from Hungarian in terms of conveying grammatical relationships?
- Slovenian relies on word order and postpositions, while Hungarian uses grammatical cases
- Slovenian uses grammatical cases, while Hungarian relies on word order and postpositions (correct)
- Both Slovenian and Hungarian use grammatical cases to convey relationships
- Both Slovenian and Hungarian rely solely on word order to convey relationships
What does the parameter of containing grammatical cases differentiate between?
What does the parameter of containing grammatical cases differentiate between?
- Typology and language universals (correct)
- Word order in different language families
- Vowels and consonants in languages
- Subject, object, and verb components
According to Greenberg's assumptions, what are the relevant components in a basic word order?
According to Greenberg's assumptions, what are the relevant components in a basic word order?
- Nominative, genitive, and accusative
- Subject, object, and verb (correct)
- Prepositions, articles, and pronouns
- Adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions
What is the relationship between typology and universals in the study of language variation?
What is the relationship between typology and universals in the study of language variation?
"Once it is established that all languages have vowels, the parameter of the presence or absence of vowels is no longer useful for studying variation across languages" - This statement refers to which concept?
"Once it is established that all languages have vowels, the parameter of the presence or absence of vowels is no longer useful for studying variation across languages" - This statement refers to which concept?
What concept refers to the properties along which languages actually vary?
What concept refers to the properties along which languages actually vary?
What differentiates Slovenian from Hungarian in conveying grammatical relationships?
What differentiates Slovenian from Hungarian in conveying grammatical relationships?
According to Greenberg, what are the relevant components in a basic word order?
According to Greenberg, what are the relevant components in a basic word order?
What parameter differentiates languages like Slovenian from Hungarian?
What parameter differentiates languages like Slovenian from Hungarian?
"Once it is established that all languages have vowels, the parameter of the presence or absence of vowels is no longer useful for studying variation across languages" - This statement refers to which concept?
"Once it is established that all languages have vowels, the parameter of the presence or absence of vowels is no longer useful for studying variation across languages" - This statement refers to which concept?
