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Baldwin Effect in Language Evolution by Jana Atra is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes computer simulations that investigate whether the Baldwin effect can lead to the genetic fixation of arbitrary or functional features of language. Simulation 1 shows that arbitrary linguistic features cannot become genetically fixed via the Baldwin effect when linguistic change over generations is incorporated, even when this change is partly driven by genetic factors. Simulation 2 demonstrates that functional features that promote communication can become genetically fixed in a pop
- Author
- Jana Atra
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- EN