Language complexity typology, contact, change / edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemäki, Fred Karlsson.

Other author Miestamo, Matti, 1972-
Other author Sinnemäki, Kaius.
Other author Karlsson, Fred.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
Descriptionxiv, 356 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesStudies in language companion series, 0165-7763 ; v. 94
Contents Complexity in linguistic theory, language learning and language change / Wouter Kusters -- Grammatical complexity in a cross-linguistic perspective / Matti Miestamo -- Complexity trade-offs between the subsystems of language / Gertraud Fenk-Oczlon & August Fenk -- Complexity trade-offs in core argument marking / Kaius Sinnemäki -- Assessing linguistic complexity / Patrick Juola -- How complex are isolating languages? / David Gil -- Complexity in isolating languages : lexical elaboration versus grammatical economy / Elizabeth M. Riddle -- Grammatical resources and linguistic complexity : Sirionó as a language without NP coordination / Östen Dahl -- Why does a language undress? strange cases in Indonesia / John McWhorter -- Morphological complexity as a parameter of linguistic typology : Hungarian as a contact language / Casper de Groot -- Language complexity and interlinguistic difficulty / Eva Lindström -- Complexity in nominal plural allomorphy / Antje Dammel & Sebastian Kürschner -- The simplicity of Creoles in a cross-linguistic perspective / Mikael Parkvall -- Complexity in numeral systems with an investigation into Pidgins and Creoles / Harald Hammarström -- Explaining Kabuverdianu nominal plural formation / Angela Bartens & Niclas Sandström -- Complexity and simplicity in minimal lexica : the lexicon of Chinook jargon / Päivi Juvonen.
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