| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5039207 | Journal of Neurolinguistics | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
â¢Language dynamics is a true evolutionary process, because it exhibits variation and selection.â¢Language variation arises through social learning, performance deviation and creative language use.â¢Language selection is based on communicative success, increased expressive power, and the reduction of cognitive effort.
The paper clarifies the point of view of evolutionary linguistics, a field that seeks causal explanations for language change as observed by historical linguists by using theoretical models gleaned from contemporary evolutionary biology, in particular replicator-dynamics and level formation.
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Authors
Luc Steels,