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10 - Conclusions and Perspectives

from Part III - Case Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2022

Natalia Levshina
Natalia Levshina
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, The Netherlands
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Summary

This chapter provides a summary of the main findings reported in this book and discusses numerous questions for future research. It also addresses the political aspects of communicative efficiency and contemplates the potential impact of new technologies on costs of language communication.

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cost metrictheory of mindlearnabilitygender differencessocial impactElon Musk
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Communicative Efficiency
Language Structure and Use
 , pp. 245 - 249
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Conclusions and Perspectives
  • Natalia Levshina, Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, The Netherlands
  • Book: Communicative Efficiency
  • Online publication: 03 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887809.014
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  • Conclusions and Perspectives
  • Natalia Levshina, Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, The Netherlands
  • Book: Communicative Efficiency
  • Online publication: 03 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887809.014
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  • Conclusions and Perspectives
  • Natalia Levshina, Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik, The Netherlands
  • Book: Communicative Efficiency
  • Online publication: 03 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887809.014
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