areal language grouping
C10361
concept
An areal language grouping is a set of languages that share structural features due to geographic proximity and contact rather than common genetic origin.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sprachbund | 29 |
| linguistic classification | 6 |
| linguistic classification category | 4 |
| hypothetical language grouping | 3 |
| language area | 3 |
| areal linguistic grouping | 2 |
| ISO 639-5 collective language code | 1 |
| areal group | 1 |
| areal grouping of languages | 1 |
| areal language grouping canonical | 1 |
| language classification system | 1 |
| language contact zone | 1 |
| linguistic-geographical region | 1 |
| proposed linguistic area | 1 |
| proposed linguistic macro-area | 1 |
| set of languages | 1 |
| traditional language area | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: areal language grouping
Generated description
An areal language grouping is a set of languages that share structural features due to geographic proximity and contact rather than common genetic origin.
Instances (56)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hunan linguistic area | areal linguistic grouping |
| Balkan Sprachbund | Sprachbund |
| Pamir Sprachbund | Sprachbund |
| Indo-Burma linguistic area | Sprachbund |
| Indo-Pacific linguistic area | proposed linguistic macro-area |
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Oregon Coast Penutian (proposed)
surface form:
Oregon Coast Penutian
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hypothetical language grouping |