Grammar: Eventually the brain opts for the easy route
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 09:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Languages are constantly evolving—and grammar is no exception. The way in which the brain processes language triggers adjustments. If the brain has to exert itself too much to cope with difficult case constructions, it usually simplifies them over time, as linguists from the University of Zurich demonstrate in a study on languages all over the world.