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Quantitative typology: A few things I've learnt through the lens of complexity| title | Quantitative typology: A few things I've learnt through the lens of complexity |
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| start_date | 2024/06/03 |
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| schedule | 15h-16h30 |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | Salle Elise Rivet |
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| details | Séminaire DILIS |
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| summary | In the last decades, numerous quantitative studies have investigated the somewhat abstract and admittedly vague notion of linguistic complexity. In this presentation, I explore how this concept has taken shape in the context of corpus-based linguistic typology. In the first act, I review how numerous studies converged towards the existence of a balance in complexity between morphology and syntax in the world languages. In the second act, I discuss the ongoing endeavor to understand the putative influence of a population's demography (size and proportion of non-native speakers) on its language system and evolution. As an intermezzo, I argue how such complexity-mediated effects are significant but limited (and vice-versa...) because they still offer a large latitude in terms of linguistic diversity. In the final act, I nevertheless show that linguistic complexity directly influences the way we speak because of its intrication with the notion of information. If time permits, I will conclude with a few words on the epistemological shift observed from the dynamical and systemic approach to complexity towards the ecological notion of linguistic niche. |
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| responsibles | Coupé |
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| submitted | published | | 2024/05/23 16:18 UTC |
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