Variation, Selection, Development : Probing the Evolutionary Model of Language Change.

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Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The present volume ties together various strands of linguistic research which can bring us towards an answer to these questions. I...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eckardt, Regine
Other Authors: Jger, Gerhard, Veenstra, Tonjes
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008.
Series:Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs, v. 197.
Subjects:
Linguistic change.
Creole dialects.
Language and languages > Variation.
Language and languages > Origin.
Changement linguistique.
Variation (Linguistique)
Langage et langues > Origines.
Creole dialects
Language and languages > Origin
Language and languages > Variation
Linguistic change
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Summary:Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The present volume ties together various strands of linguistic research which can bring us towards an answer to these questions. In one of the youngest and rapidly growing areas of linguistic research, mathematical models and simulations of competition based developments have been applied to instances of language change. By matching the predicted and observed developmental trends, researchers gauge existing models to the needs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages)
ISBN:9783110205398
3110205394

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