Language complexity [[electronic resource] ] : typology, contact, change / / edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemäki, Fred Karlsson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782172303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007
• ISBN: 1-282-27695-6; 9786612276958; 90-272-9135-7
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 356 p
• Collana: Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 94
• Altri autori (Persone): MiestamoMatti <1972->; SinnemäkiKaius; KarlssonFred
• Disciplina: 410
• Soggetti: Typology (Linguistics); Languages in contact; Linguistic change; Creole dialects; Pidgin languages
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.