Comparability and measurement in typological science: The bright future for linguistics

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Linguistics, and typology in particular, can have a bright future. We justify this optimism by discussing comparability from two angles. First, we take the opportunity presented by this special issue of<jats:italic>Linguistic Typology</jats:italic>to pause for a moment and make explicit some of the logical underpinnings of typological sciences, linguistics included, which we believe are worth reminding ourselves of. Second, we give a brief illustration of comparison, and particularly measurement, within modern typology.</jats:p>