Early humans out of Africa had only base-initial numerals

OS Her, YP Liang, E Chan, HH Hsu, ACP Hsu… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
The vast majority of languages have numerals involving multiplication. Cross-linguistically, a
numeral that involves a multiplier and a numeral base can be base-final, eg, three hundred …

[图书][B] Computational and Communicative Efficiency in Language

MH Hahn - 2022 - search.proquest.com
As humans, we use language with ease and speed, solving the complex computational
problem of processing form and meaning seemingly without effort. This dissertation studies …