The evolution of combinatorial structure in language
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.04.011
Abstract: Human language shows combinatoriality in its phonology (both in speech and in sign language) and its grammar, while both types appear to be absent in the communication systems of our closest evolutionary relatives. In this… read more here.
Keywords: structure language; evolution combinatorial; combinatorial structure; phonology ... See more keywords
Signal dimensionality and the emergence of combinatorial structure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.06.011
Abstract: In language, a small number of meaningless building blocks can be combined into an unlimited set of meaningful utterances. This is known as combinatorial structure. One hypothesis for the initial emergence of combinatorial structure in… read more here.
Keywords: signal space; emergence combinatorial; combinatorial structure; structure ... See more keywords