The evolution of case grammar

Remi van Trijp

ISBN 10: 3944675851 / ISBN 13: 9783944675855

Published by Language Science Press, Language Science Press Jun 2017, 2017

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -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.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 252 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The evolution of case grammar
• Publisher: Language Science Press, Language Science Press Jun 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3944675851
• ISBN 13: 9783944675855
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 170H x 16D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 486 grams

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.