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7 - Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2021

Elly Van Gelderen
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Arizona State University
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In this book, I have argued that efficient computation is key to language change. Third factor principles such as Minimal Search and Determinacy are implicated in the way languages change and in how paradoxes are resolved. For instance, the change from phrase to head, chronicled in Chapter 2, is a move towards using Minimal Search.

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Print publication year: 2021

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  • Conclusion
  • Elly Van Gelderen, Arizona State University
  • Book: Third Factors in Language Variation and Change
  • Online publication: 16 December 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108923408.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Elly Van Gelderen, Arizona State University
  • Book: Third Factors in Language Variation and Change
  • Online publication: 16 December 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108923408.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Elly Van Gelderen, Arizona State University
  • Book: Third Factors in Language Variation and Change
  • Online publication: 16 December 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108923408.008
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