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Michael Cysouw, Bernhard Wälchli

Parallel texts: using translational equivalents in linguistic typology

Keywords: parallel text, massively parallel text, translational equivalents, linguistic typology

Parallel texts are texts in different languages that can be considered translational equivalent. We introduce the notion 'massively parallel text′ for such texts that have translations into very many languages. In this introduction we discuss some massively parallel texts that might be used for the investigation of linguistic diversity. Further, a short summary of the articles in this issue is provided, finishing with a prospect on where the investigation of parallel texts might lead us.

STUF – Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung, Akademie Verlag

Print ISSN: 0942-2919
Volume: 60, 02/2007
Pages: 95 - 99

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