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linguistic universal

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Noun1.linguistic universal - (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
universal
linguistics - the scientific study of language
linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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Nonetheless, the same verbal sign contains also the substantial form of language (forma substantiales locutionis) which corresponds to those innate linguistic universals that function as the formal principles of language itself.
De vulgari eloquentia: Dante's semiotic workshop by de Benedictis, Raffaele / Italica
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The relentless pace with which people tweak their native tongues renders hopeless the search for linguistic universals, according to this view (SN:6/9/90, p.
Building Blocks of Talk by BOWER, BRUCE / Science News
 
 
 
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