Adam Smith's rational choice linguistics

被引：9
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作者：
Levy, DM
机构：
[1] Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
来源：
ECONOMIC INQUIRY | 1997年 / 35卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1465-7295.1997.tb02041.x
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
Adam Smith offers an account, based on rational choice considerations, of the grammatical change experienced by languages when adults attempt to communicate across languages in such a way as to minimize transactions costs. His model predicts what is known to linguists as a ''pidgin, '' a language learned by adults in which to make trades. His model can be extended to predict the grammatical trajectory toward pidgin experienced by dying languages.
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页码：672 / 678
页数：7
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