Efficiency and complexity in grammars /

John Hawkins demonstrates a clear link between how languages are used and the conventions of their grammars. He sets out a theory in which performance shapes grammars and accounts for the variation patterns found in the world's languages.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, John A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central