2 Evidence for Language Emergence

This chapter offers evidence for language as a complex adaptive system (CAS). This empirical support is drawn from computer simulations of language evolution, the development of pidgin and creole languages, Nicaraguan Sign Language, and historical linguistics.

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Published inThe Interactional Instinct
Main Authors Lee, Namhee, Mikesell, Lisa, Joaquin, Anna Dina L, Mates, Andrea W, Schumann, John H
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Oxford University Press 01.08.2009
Subjects
sign language
language evolution simulation
pidgin
historical linguistics
creole
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Summary:This chapter offers evidence for language as a complex adaptive system (CAS). This empirical support is drawn from computer simulations of language evolution, the development of pidgin and creole languages, Nicaraguan Sign Language, and historical linguistics.
ISBN:0195384245
9780195384246
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195384246.003.0003