03316nam 22007213u 450 991045182870332120210114061043.090-272-9525-51-282-25440-597866122544061-4237-6136-7(CKB)1000000000459872(EBL)622637(OCoLC)65181302(SSID)ssj0000166059(PQKBManifestationID)12047380(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166059(PQKBWorkID)10144829(PQKB)10560111(MiAaPQ)EBC622637(PPN)187522901(EXLCZ)99100000000045987220140818d2004|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Growth and Maintenance of Linguistic Complexity[electronic resource]Amsterdam/Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company20041 online resource (343 p.)Studies in Language Companion Series ;v.71Description based upon print version of record.1-58811-554-2 90-272-3081-1 The Growth and Maintenance of Linguistic Complexity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Information and redundancy; 3. Complexity, order, and structure; 4. Languages as non-genetically inherited systems; 5. Aspects of linguistic knowledge; 6. Maturation processes; 7. Grammatical maturation; 8. Pattern adaptation; 9. Featurization; 10. Incorporating patterns; 11. Stability and change; 12. Final discussion; Appendix A; References; List of abbrevations used in glosses; Language index; Author index; Subject indexThis 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 ofStudies in Language Companion SeriesComplexity (Linguistics)Language and languagesLinguisticsComplexity (Linguistics)Language and languagesLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCPhilology & LinguisticsHILCCElectronic books.Complexity (Linguistics).Language and languages.Linguistics.Complexity (Linguistics)Language and languagesLanguages & LiteraturesPhilology & Linguistics401/.43Dahl Östen403070Dahl ÖstenAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910451828703321Growth and maintenance of linguistic complexity992440UNINA