" While the pursuit of the overall complexity of language is a wild-goose chase, there is no need to give up on the notion of complexity altogether. In fact, we can considerably improve our chances of catching something meaty if we turn away from the phantom of overall complexity and instead aim for the complexity of particular areas of language. ... the more challenging question is whether the differences in the complexity of particular areas might reflect the culture of the speakers and the structure of their society. "

― Guy Deutscher