03164nam 2200697Ia 450 991096379740332120200520144314.0978661225440697890272952559027295255978128225440412822544059781423761365142376136710.1075/slcs.71(CKB)1000000000459872(EBL)622637(OCoLC)65181302(SSID)ssj0000166059(PQKBManifestationID)12047380(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166059(PQKBWorkID)10144829(PQKB)10560111(MiAaPQ)EBC622637(PPN)187522901(DE-B1597)720225(DE-B1597)9789027295255(EXLCZ)99100000000045987220040527d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe growth and maintenance of linguistic complexity /Osten Dahl1st ed.Philadelphia John Benjamins20041 online resource (343 p.)Studies in language companion series,0165-7763 ;v. 71Description based upon print version of record.9781588115546 1588115542 9789027230812 9027230811 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 series ;v. 71.Complexity (Linguistics)Language and languagesComplexity (Linguistics)Language and languages.401/.43Dahl Osten403070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963797403321Growth and maintenance of linguistic complexity992440UNINA01619nam2 22003251i 450 UON0033006320231205104217.509-404-5022-420090904f1984 |0itac50 baengUS|||| 1||||Essays on literatureAmerican writers ; English writersHenry JamesNew YorkThe Library of America ; Literary Classics of the United Statesc19841484 p.21 cm001UON003242492001 ˆThe ‰Library of America210 New York Library of America ; Literary Classics of the United States22001UON005036142001 Literary criticismHenry James[edited by Leon Edel]210 New YorkThe Library of America ; Literary Classics of the United Statesc1984215 2 v.21 cm1Letteratura americana e letteratura ingleseSaggiUONC097066FIUSNew YorkUONL000050809.3Storia, descrizione, studio critico di più di due letterature. Narrativa21JAMESHenryUONV051494131924Library of AmericaUONV275369650Literary Classics of the United StatesUONV284110650ITSOL20251003RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00330063SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI 1 L.A 025 a SI LO 31576 5 025 a American writers ; *English writers1751230Essays on literature1751229UNIOR