Language Typology and Universals
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>They are interconnected facets of the same research endeavor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "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?

    <p>&quot;Language universals&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept refers to the properties along which languages actually vary?

    <p>Typology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiates Slovenian from Hungarian in conveying grammatical relationships?

    <p>Word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Greenberg, what are the relevant components in a basic word order?

    <p>Subject, object, and verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What parameter differentiates languages like Slovenian from Hungarian?

    <p>Containing grammatical cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "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?

    <p>Language universals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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