Efficiency and complexity in grammars /
John Hawkins demonstrates a clear link between how languages are used and the conventions of their grammars. He sets out a theory in which performance shapes grammars and accounts for the variation patterns found in the world's languages. He backs this up with evidence from a wide array of lang...
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- Format:
- Elektronisch E-Book
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- Veröffentlicht:
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
- Ausgabe:
- 1st ed.
- Zusammenfassung:
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John Hawkins demonstrates a clear link between how languages are used and the conventions of their grammars. He sets out a theory in which performance shapes grammars and accounts for the variation patterns found in the world's languages. He backs this up with evidence from a wide array of languages. He also considers the profound consequences of this correspondence for explanations of language change and evolution, and for models of performance and acquisition. Hisbook is of fundamental importance for linguistic theory.
- Umfang:
- xvii, 303 p.
- Anmerkungen:
- Series statement from jacket.
- Bibliografie:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293) and indexes.
- ISBN:
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9780191514425
019151442X
9780191719301
0191719307
9780199252688
0199252688
9781429469340
142946934X
9781280846779
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Parallelausgabe: 9780199252695
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