Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics
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"Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics Context triple: [Malcolm Ross, hasNotablePublication, Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics]
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A.
Austronesian Languages (book)
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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B.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
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C.
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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D.
Oceanic Linguistics
Oceanic Linguistics is a scholarly journal specializing in the study and documentation of the languages of the Pacific region, including Austronesian and Papuan languages.
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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: Some current issues in Austronesian linguistics Target entity description: "Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics" is a scholarly work by Malcolm Ross that examines key theoretical and descriptive problems in the study of Austronesian languages.
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A.
Austronesian Languages (book)
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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B.
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian
Lexicon of Proto Austronesian is a comprehensive scholarly reference work reconstructing the vocabulary of the ancestral Austronesian language, authored by linguist Robert Blust.
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C.
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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D.
Oceanic Linguistics
Oceanic Linguistics is a scholarly journal specializing in the study and documentation of the languages of the Pacific region, including Austronesian and Papuan languages.
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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
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| instanceOf |
academic publication
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linguistics article ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| addresses |
issues in reconstructing proto-morphology
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issues in reconstructing proto-phonology ⓘ issues in reconstructing proto-syntax ⓘ problems of data quality in Austronesian description ⓘ problems of subgrouping evidence ⓘ |
| analyzes |
patterns of innovation in Austronesian subgroups
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shared retentions in Austronesian subgroups ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
comparative studies of Austronesian
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theoretical debates in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| discusses |
classification of Austronesian languages
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grammaticalization in Austronesian languages ⓘ language contact in Austronesian-speaking areas ⓘ lexical innovation in Austronesian languages ⓘ methodology of comparative Austronesian linguistics ⓘ morphosyntactic alignment in Austronesian languages ⓘ reconstruction of Proto-Austronesian ⓘ sound correspondences in Austronesian ⓘ subgrouping of Austronesian languages ⓘ voice systems in Austronesian languages ⓘ word order in Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| examines |
criteria for establishing Austronesian subgroups
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problems in using lexical evidence for subgrouping ⓘ problems in using morphosyntactic evidence for subgrouping ⓘ problems in using phonological evidence for subgrouping ⓘ |
| field |
historical linguistics
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language typology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
descriptive problems in Austronesian linguistics
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theoretical problems in Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Some Current Issues in Austronesian Linguistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
Austronesian specialists
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historical linguists ⓘ linguists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageFamilyDiscussed | Austronesian language family ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Austronesian languages
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Austronesian linguistics ⓘ |
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