Complexity, Isolation, and Variation
Download or Read eBook Complexity, Isolation, and Variation PDF written by Raffaela Baechler and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Raffaela Baechler |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2016-07-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110348965 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110348969 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Complexity, Isolation, and Variation by : Raffaela Baechler
Book excerpt: Complexity of grammatical structure has become a center of interest in recent typological and dialectological research. The contributions of the present volume discuss structural complexity from the perspective of language variation and change. Particular attention is paid to the hypothesis that languages and varieties spoken by small, isolated communities tend to display greater complexity than others.