Abstract
The effect of population size on patterns and rates of language evolution is controversial. Do languages with larger speaker populations change faster due to a greater capacity for innovation, or do smaller populations change faster due to more efficient
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2097-2102 |
Journal | PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |