Language Typology: English based on Pinker (1997)
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Language Typology: Language Typology: English based on English based on Pinker (1997) Pinker (1997) • Isolating vs Inflecting/ Aglutinating Isolating vs Inflecting/ Aglutinating • Fixed-Word Order vs. Free Word-Order Fixed-Word Order vs. Free Word-Order • Accusative vs. Ergative Accusative vs. Ergative • Subject Prominent vs. Topic Prominent Subject Prominent vs. Topic Prominent • Pro-drop vs. Non-pro-drop Pro-drop vs. Non-pro-drop • SVO vs OSV SVO vs OSV • Classifier vs non-classifier Classifier vs non-classifier
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Language Typology: English based on Pinker (1997). Isolating vs Inflecting/ Aglutinating Fixed-Word Order vs. Free Word-Order Accusative vs. Ergative Subject Prominent vs. Topic Prominent Pro-drop vs. Non-pro-drop SVO vs OSV Classifier vs non-classifier. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Language Typology: Language Typology: English based on Pinker English based on Pinker (1997)(1997)•Isolating vs Inflecting/ AglutinatingIsolating vs Inflecting/ Aglutinating•Fixed-Word Order vs. Free Word-OrderFixed-Word Order vs. Free Word-Order•Accusative vs. ErgativeAccusative vs. Ergative•Subject Prominent vs. Topic ProminentSubject Prominent vs. Topic Prominent•Pro-drop vs. Non-pro-dropPro-drop vs. Non-pro-drop•SVO vs OSV SVO vs OSV •Classifier vs non-classifierClassifier vs non-classifier
Describing and classifying Describing and classifying languageslanguages
Isolatin gIn f lecting
A gglu tin ating
F ixed W ord-O rderF ree W ord-O rder
AccusativeErgative
S ubject P rom ien tTopic P rom in en t
SV OO SV
C lass if ierN on-c lass if ier
L an guages
1a. Isolating1a. Isolating
1b. Inflecting1b. Inflecting
1c Agglutinating1c Agglutinating
2a. Free word-order2a. Free word-order
2b Fixed word order2b Fixed word order
3a Ergative3a Ergative
3b Accusative3b Accusative
4a Subject-prominent4a Subject-prominent
5a SVO language5a SVO language
5b SOV languages5b SOV languages
6a Classifier languages6a Classifier languages
