Austronesian Languages (book)
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Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austronesian Languages (book) canonical | 1 |
| The Austronesian Languages (Cambridge University Press) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Austronesian Languages (book) Context triple: [Robert Blust, notableWork, Austronesian Languages (book)]
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A.
Austronesian linguistics
Austronesian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, history, and classification of the Austronesian language family, one of the world’s largest and most geographically widespread language groups.
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B.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
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C.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
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D.
Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia
The Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in the Malay Peninsula.
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E.
A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi 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: Austronesian Languages (book) Target entity description: Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
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A.
Austronesian linguistics
Austronesian linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, history, and classification of the Austronesian language family, one of the world’s largest and most geographically widespread language groups.
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B.
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.
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C.
Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
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D.
Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia
The Aslian languages of Peninsular Malaysia are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in the Malay Peninsula.
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E.
A Grammar of Tukang Besi
A Grammar of Tukang Besi is a comprehensive linguistic reference work detailing the structure and usage of the Tukang Besi language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics monograph ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (through Robert Blust) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Blust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversLanguageFamily |
Formosan languages
NERFINISHED
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Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
Island Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
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Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Austronesian language family
NERFINISHED
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geographical distribution of Austronesian languages ⓘ language contact in Austronesian regions ⓘ sound correspondences in Austronesian languages ⓘ typological features of Austronesian languages ⓘ voice systems in Austronesian languages ⓘ word order patterns in Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| field |
Austronesian studies
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comparative linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative evidence among Austronesian languages
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historical development of Austronesian languages ⓘ internal classification of Austronesian subgroups ⓘ |
| genre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative-historical
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descriptive-structural ⓘ |
| hasReputation | standard reference on Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
linguists
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researchers in Austronesian studies ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Proto-Austronesian reconstruction
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classification of Austronesian languages ⓘ history of the Austronesian language family ⓘ language change in Austronesian ⓘ lexicon of Austronesian languages ⓘ morphology of Austronesian languages ⓘ phonology of Austronesian languages ⓘ structure of Austronesian languages ⓘ subgrouping of Austronesian languages ⓘ syntax of Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| workType | comprehensive survey ⓘ |
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Subject: Austronesian Languages (book) Description of subject: Austronesian Languages is a comprehensive scholarly book by linguist Robert Blust that surveys the history, structure, and classification of the Austronesian language family.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Austronesian Languages (Cambridge University Press)