Torres–Banks languages area
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The Torres–Banks languages area is a region in northern Vanuatu known for its dense cluster of closely related Oceanic languages and rich linguistic diversity.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language area
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linguistic area ⓘ region ⓘ |
| contains |
Banks Islands
NERFINISHED
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Torres Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high language density relative to land area
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languages are closely related genetically ⓘ languages show significant areal convergence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high degree of mutual influence among neighboring languages
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shared grammatical structures among local languages ⓘ shared lexical items among local languages ⓘ shared phonological innovations among local languages ⓘ small geographic area with many distinct languages ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
comparative Austronesian linguistics
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historical linguistics of Oceanic languages ⓘ language contact ⓘ micro-variation in grammar ⓘ |
| hasType | areal linguistic complex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense cluster of closely related Oceanic languages
ⓘ
rich linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vanuatu
NERFINISHED
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northern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oceania
NERFINISHED
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Oceanic linguistic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| studiedWithin | Oceanic linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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