Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, Acquisition, Neuro-cognition, Evolution
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| Originally published | 2009 |
| Editors | Masayoshi. Shibatani |
| Thomas Givon | |
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| ID | 2109305 |
About Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, Acquisition, Neuro-cognition, Evolution
Complex hierarchic syntax is considered one of the hallmarks of human language. The highest level of syntactic complexity, recursive-embedded clauses, has been singled out by some for a special status as the apex of the uniquely-human language faculty – evolutionary but somehow immune to adaptive selection. . . .