Efficiency and complexity in grammars /

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Author / Creator:	Hawkins, John A.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 303 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	[Oxford linguistics] Oxford linguistics.
Subject:	Language and languages -- Grammars. Linguistics. Language and languages -- Grammars. Linguistics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11152525

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ISBN:	9780191514425 019151442X 9780199252688 0199252688 9780199252695 0199252696 1280846771 9781280846779 0199252696 0199252688
Notes:	Series statement from jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	John Hawkins demonstrates a clear link between how languages are used and the conventions of their grammars. He sets out a theory in which performance shapes grammars and accounts for the variation patterns found in the world's languages.
Other form:	Print version: Hawkins, John A. Efficiency and complexity in grammars. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0199252688 9780199252688

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