Tangwang Syntax

Abstract

Since Greenberg’s pioneering studies, the field of language typology has developed rapidly. Especially in the past three decades, advanced technology has provided us with the ability to explore huge data sets, popularizing language typology. Dryer (1992), Haspelmath et al. (2005) and many other scholars have provided us with numerous statistics and rich corpuses based on language investigations. More and more linguists are beginning to reconsider their studies from a macro point of view.