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LANGUAGE COMPLEXITY
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Introduction
Understanding Linguistic Complexity
Defining Linguistic Complexity
Objective Complexity vs Agent – related complexity.
Objective Complexity
System Complexity
Structural Complexity
Agent – Related Complexity
Cost
Difficulty
Verbosity
Are all languages equally complex?
Are all languages complex?
Is Complexity natural?
Approaches to Linguistic Complexity
Sinnemäki’s approach to complexity
Why separate complexity & difficulty?
McWhorter’s approach to complexity
Role of Pidgins and Creoles in Linguistic Complexity
How complex are Pidgins and Creoles compared to other languages?
Conclusion
References
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