LINGUISTIC UNIVERSAL
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Linguistic Universal.
Linguistic Universal - as a noun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
universalExample Sentences
"The presence of subject-verb-object sentence structures is considered a linguistic universal."
"The use of vowels and consonants is a linguistic universal found in all known languages."
"Word order patterns such as adjective-noun ordering are considered linguistic universals."
"The existence of basic color terms, such as black and white, is a linguistic universal."
"The concept of time is a linguistic universal, although its representation may differ across languages."
