Efficiency and complexity in grammars
By: John A. Hawkins.
Series: [Oxford linguistics]
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Language and languages -- Grammars; Linguistics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-293) and indexes.
Series statement from jacket.