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Kello, C. T. (2004) Characterizing the evolutionary dynamics of language. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 8(9):392--394.
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Abstract

In a recent article Mitchener and Nowak present a model of the evolutionary dynamics of language. The model exhibits regular and chaotic oscillations in changes to the proportions of grammars spoken in a population over the course of evolution. These oscillations are within the purview of evolutionary game theory, but they suggest the lack of an evolutionarily stable strategy. Implications for self-organization across scales of adaptation are discussed.
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@article{kello04tics,
  author={Christopher T. Kello},
  title={Characterizing the evolutionary dynamics of language},
  journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
  year={2004},
  volume={8},
  number={9},
  pages={392-394},
  doi={10.1016/j.tics.2004.07.004},
  url={http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~amag/langev/paper/kello04tics.html}
}