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Efficiency in Other Language Theories

The use of efficiency in explaining dynamics of language is not a new approach. Theories of evolutionary development in language have called upon this concept to describe causal relationships between observations in language acquisition phenomena. Good examples on how efficiency is used in explaining dynamics in language are found in the works of Terrence W. Deacon, Eliza Newport and Bernard H. Bichakjian [18] [8].



 

Thalie Prevost
2003-12-24