02985cam a2200385 a 4500 15004892 20090828063711.0 070912s2008 ne a b 001 0 eng 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lg31 2007-09-12 lg31 2007-09-12 le00 2007-09-13 le03 2007-09-14 le03 2007-09-14 to Dewey aa11 2007-09-18 ps08 2008-03-26 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. pv21 2008-04-05 Z-CipVer to BCCD lg13 2008-04-11 copy 2 added 2007037811 B0802276 bccb 9789027231048 (alk. paper) 9027231044 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn173182599 (OCoLC)173182599 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP C#P NLGGC OHX CDX DLC P204 .L25 2008 410 22 Language complexity : typology, contact, change / edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemäki, Fred Karlsson. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2008. xiv, 356 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Studies in language companion series, 0165-7763 ; v. 94 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Complexity in linguistic theory, language learning and language change / Wouter Kusters -- Grammatical complexity in a cross-linguistic perspective / Matti Miestamo -- Complexity trade-offs between the subsystems of language / Gertraud Fenk-Oczlon & August Fenk -- Complexity trade-offs in core argument marking / Kaius Sinnemäki -- Assessing linguistic complexity / Patrick Juola -- How complex are isolating languages? / David Gil -- Complexity in isolating languages : lexical elaboration versus grammatical economy / Elizabeth M. Riddle -- Grammatical resources and linguistic complexity : Sirionó as a language without NP coordination / Östen Dahl -- Why does a language undress? strange cases in Indonesia / John McWhorter -- Morphological complexity as a parameter of linguistic typology : Hungarian as a contact language / Casper de Groot -- Language complexity and interlinguistic difficulty / Eva Lindström -- Complexity in nominal plural allomorphy / Antje Dammel & Sebastian Kürschner -- The simplicity of Creoles in a cross-linguistic perspective / Mikael Parkvall -- Complexity in numeral systems with an investigation into Pidgins and Creoles / Harald Hammarström -- Explaining Kabuverdianu nominal plural formation / Angela Bartens & Niclas Sandström -- Complexity and simplicity in minimal lexica : the lexicon of Chinook jargon / Päivi Juvonen. Typology (Linguistics) Languages in contact. Linguistic change. Creole dialects. Pidgin languages. Miestamo, Matti, 1972- Sinnemäki, Kaius. Karlsson, Fred. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0727/2007037811.html