The evolution of case grammar (Computational Models of Language Evolution) - Hardcover

Van Trijp, Remi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3944675843 ISBN 13: 9783944675848

Verlag: Freie Universität Berlin Universitätsbibliothek, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

There are few linguistic phenomena that have seduced linguists so skillfully as grammatical case has done. Ever since Panini (4th Century BC), case has claimed a central role in linguistic theory and continues to do so today. However, despite centuries worth of research, case has yet to reveal its most important secrets. This book offers breakthrough explanations for the understanding of case through agent-based experiments in cultural language evolution. The experiments demonstrate that case systems may emerge because they have a selective advantage for communication: they reduce the cognitive effort that listeners need for semantic interpretation, while at the same time limiting the cognitive resources required for doing so.

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Remi van Trijp heading the Language Research unit at the Sony Computer Science Laboratory Paris and am one of the chief developers of Fluid Construction Grammar.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Freie Universität Berlin Universitätsbibliothek
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3944675843
• ISBN 13: 9783944675848
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 238
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: LangSci Press gUG (haftungsbeschränkt); support@langsci-press.org; ; Bänschstraße 29; Berlin; 10247; Deutschland