TY - GEN AU - van Trijp,Remi TI - The evolution of case grammar SN - OAPEN_611694 PY - 2016/// PB - Language Science Press KW - linguistics KW - bicssc KW - Computing & information technology KW - agent-based experiments KW - experimential linguistics KW - cultural language evolution KW - grammatical case KW - Artificial language KW - Group selection KW - Lexicon KW - Semantics KW - Syntax KW - Thematic relation N1 - Open Access N2 - "There are few linguistic phenomena that have seduced linguists so skillfully as grammatical case has done. Ever since Panini (4th Century BC), case has claimed a central role in linguistic theory and continues to do so today. However, despite centuries worth of research, case has yet to reveal its most important secrets. This book offers breakthrough explanations for the understanding of case through agent-based experiments in cultural language evolution. The experiments demonstrate that case systems may emerge because they have a selective advantage for communication: they reduce the cognitive effort that listeners need for semantic interpretation, while at the same time limiting the cognitive resources required for doing so." UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32371/1/611694.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32371/1/611694.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32371/1/611694.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/28310 ER -