Social biases modulate the loss of redundant forms in the cultural evolution of language
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.11.005
Abstract: According to the competitive exclusion principle (Gause, 1934), competition for the same niche must eventually lead one competitor to extinction or the occupation of a new niche. This principle applies in both biology and the… read more here.
Keywords: case; evolution language; cultural evolution; redundant forms ... See more keywords