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200 14$aThe growth and maintenance of linguistic complexity /$fOsten Dahl
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aPhiladelphia $cJohn Benjamins$d2004
215   $a1 online resource (343 p.)
225 1 $aStudies in language companion series,$x0165-7763 ;$vv. 71
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 08$a9781588115546 
311 08$a1588115542 
311 08$a9789027230812 
311 08$a9027230811 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe 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 index
330   $aThis book studies linguistic complexity and the processes by which it arises and is maintained, focusing not so much on what one can say in a language as how it is said. Complexity is not seen as synonymous with "difficulty" but as an objective property of a system - a measure of the amount of information needed to describe or reconstruct it. Grammatical complexity is the result of historical processes often subsumed under the rubric of grammaticalization and involves what can be called mature linguistic phenomena, that is, features that take time to develop. The nature and characteristics of
410  0$aStudies in language companion series ;$vv. 71.
606   $aComplexity (Linguistics)
606   $aLanguage and languages
615  0$aComplexity (Linguistics)
615  0$aLanguage and languages.
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700   $aDahl$b Osten$0403070
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906   $aBOOK
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