areal feature complex
C12052
concept
An areal feature complex is a set of geographically co-occurring linguistic features shared across multiple languages in a region due to contact and diffusion rather than common genetic origin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| areal feature complex canonical | 4 |
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 feature complex
Generated description
An areal feature complex is a set of geographically co-occurring linguistic features shared across multiple languages in a region due to contact and diffusion rather than common genetic origin.
Instances (4)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mesoamerican linguistic area | — |
| Polynesian linguistic area | — |
| Balkan Sprachbund | — |
| Pamir Sprachbund | — |