Language complexity as an evolving variable
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199545223
Date de publication :
26 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
489 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This fascinating book challenges the idea that languages are equally complex. Eighteen scholars look at evidence from a wide range of times and places. They consider the links between linguistic structure and change and social complexity. Their conclusions challenge conventional ideas about the nature of language and contemporary theory.