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Linguistic correlates of societal variation: A quantitative analysis.
Chen, Sihan; Gil, David; Gaponov, Sergey; Reifegerste, Jana; Yuditha, Tessa; Tatarinova, Tatiana; Progovac, Ljiljana; Benítez-Burraco, Antonio.
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  • Chen S; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
  • Gil D; Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Gaponov S; Department of Biology and Computational Biology, University of LaVerne, LaVerne, CA, United States of America.
  • Reifegerste J; Department of Neurology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
  • Yuditha T; Department of Spanish, Linguistics & Theory of Literature, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
  • Tatarinova T; Department of Biology and Computational Biology, University of LaVerne, LaVerne, CA, United States of America.
  • Progovac L; Linguistics Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States of America.
  • Benítez-Burraco A; Department of Spanish, Linguistics & Theory of Literature, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
PLoS One ; 19(4): e0300838, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38626198
ABSTRACT
Traditionally, many researchers have supported a uniformitarian view whereby all languages are of roughly equal complexity, facilitated by internal trade-offs between complexity at different levels, such as morphology and syntax. The extent to which the speakers' societies influence the trade-offs has not been well studied. In this paper, we focus on morphology and syntax, and report significant correlations between specific linguistic and societal features, in particular those relating to exoteric (open) vs. esoteric (close-knit) society types, characterizable in terms of population size, mobility, communication across distances, etc. We conduct an exhaustive quantitative analysis drawing upon WALS, D-Place, Ethnologue and Glottolog, finding some support for our hypothesis that languages spoken by exoteric societies tend towards more complex syntaxes, while languages spoken by esoteric societies tend towards more complex morphologies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lenguaje / Lingüística Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lenguaje / Lingüística Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos