universal
linguistic universal

For this reason, they are referred to as linguistic universals.

Theoretical linguistics also involves the search for an explanation of linguistic universals, that is, properties all languages have in common.

This anticipates later work on linguistic universals.

Markedness theory is related to the Chomskyan search for linguistic universals (see Chapter 2).

In the domain of semantics, research into linguistic universals has taken place in a number of ways.

This may be related to linguistic universals.

This approach appealed to Greenberg, who was interested in discovering linguistic universals.

He has been a leading figure in psycholinguistics, focusing on the cognitive and neurological bases of linguistic universals, among other pursuits.

Greenberg's reputation rests in part on his contributions to synchronic linguistics and the quest to identify linguistic universals.

This in turn has implications for linguistic universals.