Simulating the Evolution of Language,9781852334284

Simulating the Evolution of Language

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ISBN13: 9781852334284
ISBN10: 1852334282
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Springer Verlag
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors
xi
Part I Introduction 1(50)
Computer Simulation: A New Scientific Approach to the Study of Language Evolution
3(26)
Angelo Cangelosi
Domenico Parisi
An Introduction to Methods for Simulating the Evolution of Language
29(22)
Huck Turner
Part II Evolution of Signaling Systems 51(68)
Adaptive Factors in the Evolution of Signaling Systems
53(26)
Jason Noble
Ezequiel A. Di Paolo
Seth Bullock
Evolving Sound Systems
79(20)
Bart de Boer
The Evolution of Dialect Diversity
99(20)
Daniel Livingstone
Part III Evolution of Syntax 119(70)
The Emergence of Linguistic Structure: An Overview of the Iterated Learning Model
121(28)
Simon Kirby
James R. Hurford
Population Dynamics of Grammar Acquisition
149(16)
Natalia L. Komarova
Martin A. Nowak
The Role of Sequential Learning in Language Evolution: Computational and Experimental Studies
165(24)
Morten H. Christiansen
Rick A.C. Dale
Michelle R. Ellefson
Christopher M. Conway
Part IV Grounding of Language 189(38)
Symbol Grounding and the Symbolic Theft Hypothesis
191(20)
Angelo Cangelosi
Alberto Greco
Stevan Harnad
Grounding Symbols through Evolutionary Language Games
211(16)
Luc Steels
Part V Behavioral and Neural Factors 227(50)
Grounding the Mirror System Hypothesis for the Evolution of the Language-ready Brain
229(26)
Michael A. Arbib
A Unified Simulation Scenario for Language Development, Evolution, and Historical Change
255(22)
Domenico Parisi
Angelo Cangelosi
Part VI Auto-Organization and Dynamic Factors 277(48)
Auto-organization and Emergence of Shared Language Structure
279(28)
Edwin Hutchins
Brian Hazlehurst
The Constructive Approach to the Dynamic View of Language
307(18)
Takashi Hashimoto
Part VII Conclusion 325(16)
Some Facts about Primate (including Human) Communication and Social Learning
327(14)
Michael Tomasello
Author Index 341(6)
Subject Index 347

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