Abstract:
Computational simulations of natural selection for communicative success show that natural selection alone is capable of evolving optimal communication systems. Simulations of the interactions between natural selection and learning show that the biases of learners, when placed in the framework of iterated cultural transmission of communication systems, result in cultural selection of communication systems. This cultural selection is the determining factor in the development of communication systems in the simulated populations, with natural selection being relegated to a secondary role. This paper suggests that the role of cultural selection in the evolution of language should not be underestimated. 1 1 Introduction Language is transmitted from generation to generation within a speech community. This transmission process involves at least some cultural transmission - language learners, under normal circumstances, learn the language in use in their speech community. The most...
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