The evolution of case grammar / Remi van Trijp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Trijp, Remi, author.

Series:

Computational models of language evolution ; 4.

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Computational models of language evolution ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language, Linguistics.

Computer and information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Language Science Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Case and artificial language evolution

2. Processing cases and argument structure

3. Baseline experiments

4. Multi-level selection and language systematicity

5. Impact on artificial language evolution and linguistic theory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-228) and indexes.

CC BY

ISBN:

9783944675855

3944675851

9783944675848

3944675843

OCLC:

1139843476

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_611694