The notion of complexity recurrently shows up in the context of language studies. From a Chomskyan/biolinguistic perspective, and given the uniform character of language acquisition, it has been assumed that all languages are equally complex or simple. However, the proper focus of Chomskyan linguistics is not natural languages, but the language faculty. Here, we discuss complexity in this domain, relying on Deacon's (2006) distinction between various levels of complexity. The discussion focuses on grammars of I(nternal)-languages and how these display traces of cumulative complexity (Deacon's third level) that go beyond the narrow confines of internalism. Focusing on instances of recent (sign) language emergence, and evidence from birdsongs...
The ASLAN labex – Advanced studies on language complexity – brings together a unique set of expertis...
The complexity observed in human languages (structural complexity, system complexity, size complexit...
Languages are culturally transmitted through a repeated cycle of learning and communicative interac...
The notion of complexity recurrently shows up in the context of language studies. From a Chomskyan/b...
International audienceIn this introductory chapter to the book, we argue that the notion of complexi...
In this introductory chapter to the book, we argue that the notion of complexity has not reached its...
In recent years a growing interest in the nature of linguistic complexity has emerged in linguistic ...
Transformational generative grammarians have maintained the belief for some time now that language i...
Does complexity make multilingualism special? Since there is no unequivocal notion of complexity on ...
Exploring Linguistic Science introduces students to the basic principles of complexity theory and th...
International audienceThe ASLAN labex – Advanced studies on language complexity – brings together a ...
COMPLEXITY has become a key notion in EMERGENTIST approaches to language and cognitive development, ...
The book is devoted to three key questions concerning the relationship between complexity and natura...
The notion of complexity in human language is shown to be different from the notion of 'diffciculty'...
In this talk I will argue that our notion of linguistic competence needs to be revisited. Static de...
The ASLAN labex – Advanced studies on language complexity – brings together a unique set of expertis...
The complexity observed in human languages (structural complexity, system complexity, size complexit...
Languages are culturally transmitted through a repeated cycle of learning and communicative interac...
The notion of complexity recurrently shows up in the context of language studies. From a Chomskyan/b...
International audienceIn this introductory chapter to the book, we argue that the notion of complexi...
In this introductory chapter to the book, we argue that the notion of complexity has not reached its...
In recent years a growing interest in the nature of linguistic complexity has emerged in linguistic ...
Transformational generative grammarians have maintained the belief for some time now that language i...
Does complexity make multilingualism special? Since there is no unequivocal notion of complexity on ...
Exploring Linguistic Science introduces students to the basic principles of complexity theory and th...
International audienceThe ASLAN labex – Advanced studies on language complexity – brings together a ...
COMPLEXITY has become a key notion in EMERGENTIST approaches to language and cognitive development, ...
The book is devoted to three key questions concerning the relationship between complexity and natura...
The notion of complexity in human language is shown to be different from the notion of 'diffciculty'...
In this talk I will argue that our notion of linguistic competence needs to be revisited. Static de...
The ASLAN labex – Advanced studies on language complexity – brings together a unique set of expertis...
The complexity observed in human languages (structural complexity, system complexity, size complexit...
Languages are culturally transmitted through a repeated cycle of learning and communicative interac...