Wals-Parser

Commands

• dist [language] - get distance of other languages from this one
  • eg. dist eng
• sprachbund [region] - get majority (>50%) typological characteristics of a linguistic area
  • eg. sprachbund MESOAMERICA
• typicality [region] - get score of how typical a region's language are relative to regional average
  • eg. typicality EUROPE

Directory Structure

• must be placed in a directory adjacent to the /wals/ repository
• must be placed in a directory containing regions.png