{"product_id":"communicative-efficiency-language-structure-and-use-hardback-9781108840798","title":"Communicative Efficiency; Language Structure and Use (Hardback) 9781108840798","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCommunicative Efficiency\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLanguage Structure and Use\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrated with rich examples, this book shows how language users can save effort by choosing efficient structures and word order.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNatalia Levshina (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108840798, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAll living beings try to save effort, and humans are no exception. This groundbreaking book shows how we save time and energy during communication by unconsciously making efficient choices in grammar, lexicon and phonology. It presents a new theory of 'communicative efficiency', the idea that language is designed to be as efficient as possible, as a system of communication. The new framework accounts for the diverse manifestations of communicative efficiency across a typologically broad range of languages, using various corpus-based and statistical approaches to explain speakers' bias towards efficiency. The author's unique interdisciplinary expertise allows her to provide rich evidence from a broad range of language sciences. She integrates diverse insights from over a hundred years of research into this comprehensible new theory, which she presents step-by-step in clear and accessible language. It is essential reading for language scientists, cognitive scientists and anyone interested in language use and communication.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures \u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Different Types of Efficiency in Language: 1. Communicative efficiency: main concepts\u003cbr\u003e 2. Efficiency and formal length\u003cbr\u003e 3. Efficiency and the order of meaningful elements\u003cbr\u003e 4. Other ways of saving effort\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Efficiency and Language Evolution: 5. Emergence of efficient language patterns\u003cbr\u003e 6. From trade-offs to causal networks\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Case Studies: 7. Efficient form-meaning mapping in causative constructions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Differential case marking and efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 9. Efficient use of function words in English alternations\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions and perspectives Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266433077528,"sku":"9781108840798","price":74.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108840798i_4c3fc714-83c7-470c-a1ee-c18d05224b48.jpg?v=1696727474","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/communicative-efficiency-language-structure-and-use-hardback-9781108840798","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}