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Peer reviewedOwens, Jonathan – Language Sciences, 1998
Discussion of the research methodology of theoretical linguistics argues that linguists studying a small, unrepresentative set of languages defining the content of sub-disciplines in linguistics are engaging in an unarticulated alliance, and that the choice of languages for study threatens the validity of the research. This is illustrated through…
Descriptors: Creoles, Databases, Language Patterns, Language Research
