摘要 Human 語言s form a distinct and largely independent

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• 類型：已發表論文
• 日期：2009

摘要

Human 語言s form a distinct and largely independent class of 文化 replicators with behaviour and fidelity that can rival that of genes. Parallels between 生物 and linguistic 演化 mean that 統計 methods inspired by 系統發育s and comparative biology are being increasingly applied to study 語言. 系統發育 trees constructed from linguistic elements chart the history of human cultures, and comparative studies reveal surprising and general features of how 語言s evolve, including patterns in the rates of 演化 of 語言 elements and 社會 factors that influence temporal trends of 語言 演化. For many comparative questions of anthropology and human behavioural 生態學, historical processes estimated from linguistic phylogenies may be more relevant than those estimated from genes.

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