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The Price of Linguistic Productivity: How Children Learn to Break the Rules of Language (MIT Press)
Charles Yang
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Description for The Price of Linguistic Productivity: How Children Learn to Break the Rules of Language (MIT Press)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 figures. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFK; GTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
An investigation of how children balance rules and exceptions when they learn languages. All languages have exceptions alongside overarching rules and regularities. How does a young child tease them apart within just a few years of language acquisition? In this book, drawing an economic analogy, Charles Yang argues that just as the price of goods is determined by the balance between supply and demand, the price of linguistic productivity arises from the quantitative considerations of rules and exceptions. The learner postulates a productive rule only if it results in a more efficient organization of language, with the ... Read more
An investigation of how children balance rules and exceptions when they learn languages. All languages have exceptions alongside overarching rules and regularities. How does a young child tease them apart within just a few years of language acquisition? In this book, drawing an economic analogy, Charles Yang argues that just as the price of goods is determined by the balance between supply and demand, the price of linguistic productivity arises from the quantitative considerations of rules and exceptions. The learner postulates a productive rule only if it results in a more efficient organization of language, with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262035323
SKU
V9780262035323
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About Charles Yang
Charles Yang teaches Linguistics and Computer Science and directs the Program in Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language and The Infinite Gift, and is currently writing a book on language change.
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