LINGUISTIC UNIVERSALS AND THEIR CROSS-LINGUISTIC STUDY
Abstract
This article examines the concept of linguistic universals and their significance in cross-linguistic research. Linguistic universals are features or principles that are common to all human languages, reflecting shared cognitive, communicative, and social foundations of language. The study explores different types of universals, including absolute, statistical, implicational, and functional universals, and discusses their role in understanding language structure and typology. Special attention is given to cross-linguistic comparison as a methodological approach for identifying universal patterns and language-specific variations. The article highlights the contribution of linguistic universals to theoretical linguistics, language typology, and cognitive linguistics, emphasizing their importance in revealing the fundamental nature of human language.
Keywords
Linguistic universals; cross-linguistic research; language typology; universal grammar; comparative linguistics; cognitive foundations of language.
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