The use of databases in cross-linguistic studies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Everaert, Simon Musgrave, Alexis Dimitriadis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783099703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-42571-4; 9786612425714; 3-11-019874-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Collana: Empirical approaches to language typology ; ; 41
• Altri autori (Persone): EveraertMartin; MusgraveSimon; DimitriadisAlexis <1963->
• Disciplina: 410.285574; 410/.285574
• Soggetti: Linguistics; Typology (Linguistics)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Designing linguistic databases: A primer for linguists -- A typological database of personal and demonstrative pronouns -- Databases designed for investigating specific phenomena -- How to integrate databases without starting a typology war: The Typological Database System -- A contribution to 'two-dimensional' language description: the Typological Database of Intensifiers and Reflexives -- StressTyp: A database for word accentual patterns in the world's languages -- The typological database of the World Atlas of Language Structures -- Typology of reduplication: The Graz database -- The Romani Morpho-Syntax (RMS) database -- A database on personal pronouns in African languages -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: This book promotes the development of linguistic databases by describing a number of successful database projects, focusing especially on cross-linguistic and typological research. It has become increasingly clear that ready access to knowledge about cross-linguistic variation is of great value to many types of linguistic research. Such a systematic body of data is essential in order to gain a proper ; understanding of what is truly universal in language and what is determined by specific cultural settings. Moreover, it is increasingly needed as a tool to systematically evaluate contrasting theoretical claims. The book includes a chapter on general problems of using databases to handle language data and chapters on a number of individual projects. Note: This title was originally announced as including a CD-Rom with databases. The CD-Rom, however, was replaced by a list of URLs within the book. More information as well as links to the databases can also be found here.