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| Other authors / contributors: | Eckardt, Regine.
Jäger, Gerhard.
Veenstra, Tonjes, 1962-
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| ISBN: | 9783110205398
3110205394
1282196502
9781282196506
311019869X
9783110198690
9786612196508
6612196505
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The present volume ties together various strands of linguistic research which can bring us towards an answer to these questions. In one of the youngest and rapidly growing areas of linguistic research, mathematical models and simulations of competition based developments have been applied to instances of language change. By matching the predicted and observed developmental trends, researchers gauge existing models to the needs.
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| Other form: | Print version: Variation, selection, development. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2008
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| Standard no.: | 10.1515/9783110205398.
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