Table of Contents

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