1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910975311603321

Titolo

Language complexity : typology, contact, change / / edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemaki, Fred Karlsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2007

ISBN

9786612276958

9781282276956

1282276956

9789027291356

9027291357

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 356 p

Collana

Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 94

Altri autori (Persone)

MiestamoMatti <1972->

SinnemakiKaius

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.

Sommario/riassunto

I examine the ways the minimal lexicon of a pidgin language, Chinook Jargon, gains maximal efficiency when put into use in a contemporary fictional text. The paper first describes the lexicon used from a structural point of view. It then examines the use of multifunctional lexical items in comparison to English. The results of these studies show, that 1) there is no bound morphology (neither derivational nor inflectional) in the variety studied and, 2) there is much more multifunctionality in the pidgin text than in the English texts. Finally, it is argued that the results show that the lexicon studied can indeed be described as simple and efficient.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910616356603321

Autore

Jovanović Aleksandar

Titolo

Michael Palaiologos and the Publics of the Byzantine Empire in Exile, c.1223–1259 / / by Aleksandar Jovanović

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783031092787

9783031092770

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 pages)

Collana

New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture, , 2730-9371

Disciplina

949.5

949.504

Soggetti

History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Meeting the Roman Public  -- 2. Making Officials in Exile: The Case of the Palaiologoi  -- 3. Linking the Golden Chain: The Social Network of Michael Palaiologos  -- 4. "Je veux être calife à la place du calife": Michael Palaiologos in the Saljuq Sultanate of Rum  -- 5. "The Return of the King": Michael Palaiologos Claims Imperial Dignity  -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book follows the public life of Michael Palaiologos from his early days and upbringing, through to his assumption of the Byzantine imperial throne in 1258. It explores multiple narratives, highlighting the various public communities in the Byzantine polity, primarily focusing on intellectuals and clerks rather than the emperor himself. Drawing on insights from power relations, studies of class and the public sphere, this book provides an account of thirteenth-century Byzantium that highlights the role of communicative and symbolic actions in the public sphere, and argues they were integral to Palaiologos' political success. Aleksandar Jovanović is Sessional Instructor in History at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada. .