Language Typology

  1. Advanced Topics and Applications
    1. Diachronic Typology
      1. Typological Stability
        1. Typological Change
          1. Grammaticalization Theory
            1. Grammaticalization Paths
              1. Unidirectionality
                1. Mechanisms of Change
                2. Cyclical Changes
                  1. Jespersen's Cycle
                    1. Other Cyclical Patterns
                  2. Areal Typology
                    1. Linguistic Areas
                      1. Defining Sprachbunds
                        1. Balkan Sprachbund
                          1. Mesoamerican Sprachbund
                            1. Other Linguistic Areas
                            2. Contact-Induced Change
                              1. Borrowing Hierarchies
                                1. Structural Borrowing
                                  1. Convergence Processes
                                  2. Distinguishing Contact from Inheritance
                                    1. Diagnostic Criteria
                                      1. Methodological Issues
                                    2. Typology and Language Acquisition
                                      1. First Language Acquisition
                                        1. Typological Effects on Acquisition
                                          1. Universal Grammar and Typology
                                            1. Acquisition Hierarchies
                                            2. Second Language Acquisition
                                              1. Typological Distance
                                                1. Transfer Phenomena
                                                  1. Learnability Theory
                                                2. Typology and Cognition
                                                  1. Linguistic Relativity
                                                    1. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
                                                      1. Modern Research
                                                        1. Empirical Evidence
                                                        2. Cognitive Constraints on Language
                                                          1. Processing Limitations
                                                            1. Memory Constraints
                                                              1. Conceptual Structure
                                                            2. Computational Typology
                                                              1. Quantitative Methods
                                                                1. Statistical Analysis
                                                                  1. Phylogenetic Methods
                                                                    1. Machine Learning Applications
                                                                    2. Typological Databases
                                                                      1. Database Design
                                                                        1. Data Quality Issues
                                                                          1. Querying and Visualization
                                                                          2. Automated Typological Classification
                                                                            1. Feature Extraction
                                                                              1. Classification Algorithms
                                                                                1. Evaluation Methods

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                                                                            1. Introduction to Language Typology