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Efficiency and Complexity in Grammars Book

Efficiency and Complexity in Grammars : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199252688 : 0199252688 : 13 Jan 2005 : 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. He backs this up with evidence from a wide array of languages. He also considers the profound consequences of this correspondence for explanations of language change and evolution, and for models of performance and acquisition. His book is of fundamental importance...Read More

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  • Blackwell

    This book addresses a question fundamental to any discussion of grammatical theory and grammatical variation: to what extent can principles of grammar be explained through language use? John A. Hawkins argues that there is a profound...

  • 0199252688
  • 9780199252688
  • John A. Hawkins
  • 4 November 2004
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 322
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