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Direct linkKonoshenko, Maria – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2014
Linguists tend to believe that total complexity of human languages is invariable. In order to test this hypothesis empirically, we need to calculate the complexity in different domains of language structure: phonology, morphology, syntax, etc. In this paper I provide some guidelines for documenting tonal systems and evaluating their complexity. I…
Descriptors: Tone Languages, African Languages, Phonology, Morphology (Languages)
