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9789027230812: The Growth and Maintenance of Linguistic Complexity
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9027230811 ISBN 13 : 9789027230812
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

This book studies linguistic complexity and the processes by which it arises and is maintained, focusing not so much on what one can say in a language as how it is said. Complexity is not seen as synonymous with “difficulty” but as an objective property of a system – a measure of the amount of information needed to describe or reconstruct it. Grammatical complexity is the result of historical processes often subsumed under the rubric of grammaticalization and involves what can be called mature linguistic phenomena, that is, features that take time to develop. The nature and characteristics of such processes are discussed in detail, as well as the external and internal factors that favor or disfavor stability and change in language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book studies linguistic complexity and the processes by which it arises and is maintained, focusing not so much on what one can say in a language as how it is said. Complexity is not seen as synonymous with “difficulty” but as an objective property of a system – a measure of the amount of information needed to describe or reconstruct it. Grammatical complexity is the result of historical processes often subsumed under the rubric of grammaticalization and involves what can be called mature linguistic phenomena, that is, features that take time to develop. The nature and characteristics of such processes are discussed in detail, as well as the external and internal factors that favor or disfavor stability and change in language.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027230811
ISBN 13 
9789027230812
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
343
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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