Pirahã language lacks recursion
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"Pirahã language lacks recursion" is a controversial linguistic hypothesis, chiefly advanced by Daniel Everett, claiming that the Pirahã language does not use recursive syntactic structures and thus challenges the universality of recursion in human language.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pirahã language lacks recursion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17040930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pirahã language lacks recursion Context triple: [Daniel Everett, notableIdea, Pirahã language lacks recursion]
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On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
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The Architecture of Language
The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
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Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
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A First Language: The Early Stages
A First Language: The Early Stages is a landmark psycholinguistic study that meticulously documents how a young child acquires and develops their first language over time.
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E.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pirahã language lacks recursion Target entity description: "Pirahã language lacks recursion" is a controversial linguistic hypothesis, chiefly advanced by Daniel Everett, claiming that the Pirahã language does not use recursive syntactic structures and thus challenges the universality of recursion in human language.
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A.
On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
-
B.
The Architecture of Language
The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
-
C.
Foundations of Language
Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
-
D.
A First Language: The Early Stages
A First Language: The Early Stages is a landmark psycholinguistic study that meticulously documents how a young child acquires and develops their first language over time.
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E.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.