Abstract
Replication and emergence characterize many complex adaptive systems such as life or the immune system. In this paper I propose that the evolution of language structure over generations is best explained by a conjunction of replication and emergence processes at the level of linguistic utterances…
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language |
| Editors | Thomas C. Scott-Phillips, Monica Tamariz, Erica Cartmill, James Hurford |
| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing |
| Pages | 553-554 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789814401517 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789814401494 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 13 Mar 2012 → 16 Mar 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th International Conference on the Evolution of Language |
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| Abbreviated title | EvoLang IX |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Kyoto |
| Period | 13/03/12 → 16/03/12 |