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dc.contributor.authorCysouw, Michael
dc.contributor.editorWiese, Heike
dc.contributor.editorSimon, Horst J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-14 23:55
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07 16:47:06
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T09:29:09Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T09:29:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier1006355
dc.identifierOCN: 1135844931en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23785
dc.description.abstractIn this article, the distribution of rare features among the world’s languages is investigated based on the data from the World Atlas of Language Structures (Haspelmath et al. 2005). A Rarity Index for a language is defined, resulting in a listing of the world’s languages by mean rarity. Further, a Group Rarity Index is defined to be able to measure average rarity of genealogical or areal groups. One of the most exceptional geographical areas turns out to be northwestern Europe. A closer investigation of the characteristics that make this area exceptional concludes this article.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguisticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFA Philosophy of languageen_US
dc.subject.otherGeneral Linguistics
dc.titleChapter Quantitative explorations of the worldwide distribution of rare characteristics, or
dc.title.alternativethe exceptionality of northwestern European languages
dc.typechapter
oapen.identifier.doi10.1515/9783110219098.411
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3
oapen.relation.isPartOfBook7af7d5fc-0c78-4ac0-9c38-3eea55f19c38
oapen.relation.isFundedBy7292b17b-f01a-4016-94d3-d7fb5ef9fb79
oapen.relation.isbn9783110219081
oapen.collectionEuropean Research Council (ERC)
oapen.place.publicationBerlin/Boston
oapen.grant.number240816
oapen.grant.acronymQUANTHISTLING
oapen.identifier.ocn1135844931


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