Linguistic complexity is one of the currently most hotly debated notions in linguistics. The essays in this volume reflect the intricacies of thinking about the
This book studies linguistic complexity and the processes by which it arises and is maintained, focusing not so much on what one can say in a language as how it
The many facets of grammatical gender remain one of the most fruitful areas of linguistic research, and pose fascinating questions about the origins and develop
Language complexity has recently attracted considerable attention from linguists of many different persuasions. This volume a thematic selection of papers fr
This series offers a wide forum for work on contact linguistics, using an integrated approach to both diachronic and synchronic manifestations of contact, rangi