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Title Syntactic complexity : diachrony, acquisition, neuro-cognition, evolution / edited by T. Givón, Masayoshi Shibatani.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 553 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Typological studies in language, 0167-7373 ; v. 85
Typological studies in language ; v. 85.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Syntactic Complexity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; 1.1. Complexity and syntax; 1.2. Developmental domains; 1.3. Developmental trends in the genesis of syntactic complexity; 1.4. The neuro-cognitive basis of syntactic complexity; References; Part 1. Diachrony; From nominal to clausal morphosyntax; Re(e)volving complexity; Multiple routes to clause union; On the origins of serial verb constructions in℗¡Kalam; A quantitative approach to the development of complex℗¡predicates; Elements of complex structures, where recursion isn't.
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Givón, Talmy, 1936-
Shibatani, Masayoshi.
Other Form: Print version: Syntactic complexity. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009 9789027229991 9027229996 (DLC) 2008053096 (OCoLC)277203601
ISBN 9789027290144 (electronic book)
9027290148 (electronic book)
9789027229991
9027229996
9789027230003
9027230005