In:The Genesis of Syntactic Complexity: Diachrony, ontogeny, neuro-cognition, evolution
T. Givón
[Not in series 146] 2009
► pp. v–xiv
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Published online: 4 February 2009
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.146.toc
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Table of contents
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Preface
Part I. Background
Chapter 1. Complexity: An overview
Chapter 2. The adaptive approach to grammar
Part II. Diachrony
Chapter 3. The diachrony of grammar
Chapter 4. Multiple routes to clause-union: The diachrony of complex verb phrases
Chapter 5. The diachrony of relative clauses: Syntactic complexity in the noun phrase
Part III. Ontogeny
Chapter 6. Child language acquisition
Chapter 7. The ontogeny of complex verb phrases: How children learn to negotiate fact and desire
Chapter 8. The ontogeny of relative clauses: How children learn to negotiate complex reference
Chapter 9. Second-language pidgin
Part IV. Biology
Chapter 10. From single words to verbal clauses: Where do simple clauses come from?
Chapter 11. The neuro-cognition of syntactic complexity
Chapter 12. Syntactic complexity and language evolution
Bibliography
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