The
growth of evolutionary
linguistics
lNot just the biologists who are interested in language evolution…
lPinker
& Bloom (1990): Landmark paper linking linguistic and evolutionary theory.
ˇDecade
before: 96 articles
ˇDecade
after: 1095 articles
lEvolutionary
thinking in mainstream linguistics.
ˇJakendoff
(2002), Foundations of
Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
lLinguistic
theory in the “big” science journals: Nature, Science, etc.
lComputer
science, robotics and AI communities actively researching language evolution.
