Morphological Diversity and Linguistic Cognition - 9781108790949

Cambridge University Press

Morphological Diversity and Linguistic CognitionAuthor(s): Andrea D. Sims, Adam Ussishkin, Jeff Parker, Samantha Wray\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108790949, 978-1108790949\nSynopsis\nMorphological structures interact dynamically with lexical processing and storage, with the parameters of morphological typology being partly dependent on cognitive pathways for processing, storage and generalization of word structure, and vice versa. Bringing together a team of well-known scholars, this book examines the relationship between linguistic cognition and the morphological diversity found in the world's languages. It includes research from across linguistic and cognitive science sub-disciplines that looks at the nature of typological diversity and its relationship to cognition, touching on concepts such as complexity, interconnectedness within systems, and emergent organization. Chapters employ ex.