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Linguistic Areas

Linguistic Areas is a conceptual framework in areal linguistics that identifies and analyzes geographically contiguous regions where unrelated or distantly related languages exhibit significant structural convergence due to sustained language contact rather than genetic inheritance.

239

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17.9K

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711

Authors

281

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2017–2026

37

Variants

Sprachbund

Parents

Publications

239

Distinct cortical areas associated with native and second languages

Karl H. S. Kim, Norman Relkin, Kyoung‐Min Lee et al. · Nature · 1997 · 1.1K citations

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Neocortex Size, Group Size, and the Evolution of Language

Leslie C. Aiello, Robin Dunbar · Current Anthropology · 1993 · 603 citations

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Investigating the mechanisms of pattern replication in language convergence

Yaron Matras, Jeanette Sakel · Studies in Language · 2007 · 552 citations · Full text

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Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society

Katherine Demuth, J. E. Beckman · 1995 · 512 citations

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Broca's area and the language instinct

Mariacristina Musso, Andrea Moro, Volkmar Glauche et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2003 · 471 citations

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Authors

711

  1. EF
    Evelina Fedorenko

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 233 citations

    6

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  2. MJ
    Margareta Jennische

    Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

    4 publications · 142 citations

    4

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  3. MH
    Martín Haspelmath

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 223 citations

    4

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  4. RV
    Rik van Gijn

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 153 citations

    4

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  5. PE
    Patience Epps

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    4 publications · 390 citations

    4

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Institutions

281

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    966 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    606 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    7 h-index

    54 publications

    5.4K citations

  6. McGovern Institute for Brain Research

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    896 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

1–8 of 281

Venues

  1. Language

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

    11

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  2. Oceanic Linguistics

    7 publications · 547 citations

    7

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  3. Linguistic Typology

    7 publications · 359 citations

    7

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  4. NeuroImage

    6 publications · 847 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Studies in Language

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

    6

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