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Paradigms And (Semi)Predictability: Implications For Measuring Complexity Typologically, Jeffrey R. Parker
Paradigms And (Semi)Predictability: Implications For Measuring Complexity Typologically, Jeffrey R. Parker
Faculty Publications
What aspects of (complex) inflectional systems make them usable for speakers?
- How do our analytic assumptions about these systems shape our assessment of their complexity and its implications for speakers?
- To what extent are different aspects of the system more/less useful for speakers
“We Believe That God Speaks Danish.” Assimilation Vs Identity In Sanpete County, Utah, Claus Elholm Andersen, Elizabeth Peterson
“We Believe That God Speaks Danish.” Assimilation Vs Identity In Sanpete County, Utah, Claus Elholm Andersen, Elizabeth Peterson
The Bridge
Most accounts hold that Danes in America assimilated rapidly and effectively into mainstream culture…but was that always the case? This article focuses on a small community in Utah that was home to a large proportion of Danes and other Scandinavians. A close examination of this community reveals that the assimilation process was not always as straightforward a process as we oft en hear.