Language complexity: typology, contact, change

1. Introduction: The problem of language complexity (by Karlsson, Fred) 2. I. Typology and theory 3. Complexity in linguistic theory, language learning and language change (by Kusters, Wouter) 4. Grammatical complexity in cross-linguistic perspective (by Miestamo, Matti) 5. Complexity trade-offs between the subsystems of language (by Fenk-Oczlon, Gertraud) 6. Complexity trade-offs in core argument marking (by Sinnemaki, Kaius) 7. Assessing linguistic complexity (by Juola, Patrick) 8. How complex are isolating languages? (by Gil, David) 9. Complexity in isolating languages: Lexical elaboration versus grammatical economy (by Riddle, Elizabeth M.) 10. Grammatical resources and linguistic complexity: Siriono as a language without NP coordination (by Dahl, Osten) 11. II. Contact and change 12. Why does a language undress? Strange cases in Indonesia (by McWhorter, John) 13. Morphological complexity as a parameter of linguistic typology: Hungarian as a contact language (by Groot, Casper de) 14. Language complexity and interlinguistic difficulty (by Lindstrom, Eva) 15. Complexity in nominal plural allomorphy: A contrastive survey of ten Germanic languages (by Dammel, Antje) 16. III. Creoles and pidgins 17. The simplicity of creoles in a cross-linguistic perspective (by Parkvall, Mikael) 18. Complexity in numeral systems with an investigation into pidgins and creoles (by Hammarstrom, Harald) 19. Explaining Kabuverdianu nominal plural formation (by Bartens, Angela) 20. Complexity and simplicity in minimal lexica: The lexicon of Chinook Jargon (by Juvonen, Paivi) 21. Index of languages 22. Index of authors 23. Index of subjects