Efficiency and Complexity in Grammars

by JohnA.Hawkins (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2004

  $115.46

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $62.73

  Demonstrates a link between how languages are used and the conventions of their grammars. This book sets out a theory in which performance shapes grammars and accounts for the variation patterns found in the world's languages. It is of interest to researchers in linguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics and cognitive science.