Simpler grammar, larger vocabulary: a linguistic paradox explained | Cornell Chronicle - discu.eu

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Languages with lots of speakers, such as English and Mandarin, have large vocabularies with relatively simple grammar. Yet the opposite is also true: Languages with fewer speakers have fewer words but complex grammars. http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/simpler-grammar-larger-vocabulary-linguistic-paradox-explained 29 comments 30/1/2018 science

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Simpler grammar, larger vocabulary: How population size affects language | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1871/20172586 0 comments

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