Morphological organization: The low conditional entropy conjecture
F Ackerman, R Malouf - Language, 2013 - JSTOR
Crosslinguistically, inflectional morphology exhibits a spectacular range of complexity in
both the structure of individual words and the organization of systems that words participate …
both the structure of individual words and the organization of systems that words participate …
Diffusion of lexical change in social media
Computer-mediated communication is driving fundamental changes in the nature of written
language. We investigate these changes by statistical analysis of a dataset comprising 107 …
language. We investigate these changes by statistical analysis of a dataset comprising 107 …
[图书][B] Anatomy of love: A natural history of mating, marriage, and why we stray (completely revised and updated with a new introduction)
H Fisher - 2016 - books.google.com
A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated. From love at first
sight and infidelity to hook-up culture and “slow love,” Dr. Helen Fisher, the biological …
sight and infidelity to hook-up culture and “slow love,” Dr. Helen Fisher, the biological …
Larger communities create more systematic languages
L Raviv, A Meyer, S Lev-Ari - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding worldwide patterns of language diversity has long been a goal for
evolutionary scientists, linguists and philosophers. Research over the past decade has …
evolutionary scientists, linguists and philosophers. Research over the past decade has …
Climate, vocal folds, and tonal languages: Connecting the physiological and geographic dots
We summarize a number of findings in laryngology demonstrating that perturbations of
phonation, including increased jitter and shimmer, are associated with desiccated ambient …
phonation, including increased jitter and shimmer, are associated with desiccated ambient …
Languages with more second language learners tend to lose nominal case
In this paper, we provide quantitative evidence showing that languages spoken by many
second language speakers tend to have relatively small nominal case systems or no …
second language speakers tend to have relatively small nominal case systems or no …
The gender gap in second language acquisition: Gender differences in the acquisition of Dutch among immigrants from 88 countries with 49 mother tongues
Gender differences were analyzed across countries of origin and continents, and across
mother tongues and language families, using a large-scale database, containing information …
mother tongues and language families, using a large-scale database, containing information …
Emergent communication: Generalization and overfitting in lewis games
Lewis signaling games are a class of simple communication games for simulating the
emergence of language. In these games, two agents must agree on a communication …
emergence of language. In these games, two agents must agree on a communication …
[图书][B] The journey of humanity: The origins of wealth and inequality
O Galor - 2022 - books.google.com
A landmark, radically uplifting account of our species' progress, from one of the world's
preeminent thinkers.“Unparalleled in its scope and ambition… All readers will learn …
preeminent thinkers.“Unparalleled in its scope and ambition… All readers will learn …
Why are there different languages? The role of adaptation in linguistic diversity
Why are there different languages? A common explanation is that different languages arise
from the gradual accumulation of random changes. Here, we argue that, beyond these …
from the gradual accumulation of random changes. Here, we argue that, beyond these …