1·We know that there are some universals.
我们知道有些共性。
2·It is hoped that this comparison will serve to deepen our understanding of the relation between linguistic functions and universals.
这一比较有助于我们加深对语言的功能和共性之间的关系的认识。
3·This paper investigates the syntactic distributions of'ne2', discusses its functions and usages, in an attempt to explain its formal identity from the point of view of language universals.
本文从考察“呢2”的句法分布入手，讨论这几种环境下“呢2”的功能和用法，并从语言共性的角度探讨这几种标志之间的内在联系。
4·The study of linguistic universals has become a main stream in modern linguistics.
语言共性研究已成为现代语言学的一种发展趋势。
5·Issues of translation universals have recently been discussed in corpus-based translation studies.
语料库翻译学，即基于语料库的翻译研究，关注翻译共性问题。