Linguistik - Linguistic Typology

a type of language that primarily relies on word order and function words to convey grammatical relationships, rather than inflections or word endings

analytiskt språk, analytisk språk

a classification system used in linguistics to categorize languages based on their patterns of word formation and the ways in which they use affixes, inflections, and other morphological processes

morfologisk typologi, morfologisk klassificering

a type of language where words are formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to a base root, with each affix having a clear and consistent grammatical meaning

agglutinerande språk, agglutinativt språk

a type of language where words undergo internal changes, such as vowel changes or consonant modifications, to indicate grammatical relationships, such as tense, number, and case

fusionsspråk, fusion språk

a type of language where the majority of words are composed of a single syllable

monosyllabiskt språk, språk med enstaviga ord

a type of language in which grammatical relationships, such as tense, number, or case, are not explicitly indicated by the use of morphological markers or inflections

nollmarkeringsspråk, språk utan morfologiska markörer

a group of languages that are believed to have descended from a common ancestral language

språkfamilj, språkgrupp

the process of analyzing and contrasting linguistic elements across different languages to identify similarities and differences

tvärspråkig jämförelse, jämförande språkstudie

the systematic association or correspondence between linguistic units, such as sounds, words, or grammatical structures, within a language or across languages

justering, överensstämmelse

a grammatical system where the subject of an intransitive verb (absolutive) is treated differently from the subject of a transitive verb (ergative), often found in languages that exhibit ergativity

ergativ-absolutiv struktur, ergativ-absolutiv system

a grammatical system where the subject of an intransitive verb (nominative) is treated similarly to the subject of a transitive verb (nominative), while the object of a transitive verb (accusative) is marked differently, commonly found in languages that exhibit accusativity

nominativ-ackusativ alignment, nominativ-ackusativ system

a grammatical system where verbs in a language are marked or behave differently based on whether the subject is considered volitional or agentive (active) or non-volitional or experiencer-like (stative), often found in languages that exhibit such semantic distinctions

aktiv-stativ alignment, aktiv-statisk system

the typological pattern of grammatical alignment found in languages belonging to the Austronesian language family

austronesiskt alignemang, austronesiskt grammatikaliskt alignemang

the way in which grammatical markers and morphological processes interact with the syntax of a language to determine the alignment pattern between arguments and verb forms

morfosyntaktisk anpassning, morfosyntaktisk justering

a grammatical system in which the arguments of a verb are marked differently based on their grammatical role

tripartit anpassning, treparts justering

a phenomenon in which a language exhibits a mixed pattern of ergative-absolutive alignment in some grammatical contexts and nominative-accusative alignment in others

splittrad ergativitet, partiell ergativitet

a grammatical system where the subject of an intransitive verb (nominative) is treated similarly to the subject of a transitive verb (nominative), while the object of a transitive verb (absolutive) is marked differently

nominativ-absolutiv alignment, nominativ-absolutiv system

a type of grammatical system in which verbs are marked to indicate the semantic role relationships between the subject and object(s) of a sentence

direkt-invers språk, invers direkt grammatik system

a type of language that exhibits a particular alignment pattern in the marking of the object of a transitive verb

sekundativ språk

a type of language where grammatical relationships between words are primarily marked on the dependent or non-head elements of a construction, rather than on the head or main element

beroende-märkande språk, språk med beroende märkning

a type of language where grammatical relationships between words are primarily marked on the head or main elements of a construction, rather than on the dependents

huvudmarkering språk, språk med markering på huvud

a type of language where the subject of a sentence can be omitted or left unexpressed when it can be inferred from the context

null-subjekts språk, språk med utelämnat subjekt

a type of language in which words are constructed by combining multiple morphemes to express complex meanings

polysyntetiskt språk, språk med polysyntetisk struktur

a type of word or linguistic form found in certain languages that vividly describes sensory perceptions or states, often related to sound, movement, color, or other sensory experiences

ideofon, ideofonisk ord