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EELC
2006
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Evolving Distributed Representations for Language with Self-Organizing Maps
We present a neural-competitive learning model of language evolution in which several symbol sequences compete to signify a given propositional meaning. Both symbol sequences and p...
Simon D. Levy, Simon Kirby
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ECAL
2007
Springer
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How Does Niche Construction Reverse the Baldwin Effect?
Deacon [1] considers that the reverse Baldwin effect can be one of the major forces in language evolution. The reverse Baldwin effect is essentially a redistributional process of g...
Hajime Yamauchi
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ECAL
2001
Springer
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Emergent Syntax: The Unremitting Value of Computational Modeling for Understanding the Origins of Complex Language
Abstract. In this paper we explore the similarities between a mathematical model of language evolution and several A-life simulations. We argue that the mathematical model makes so...
Willem H. Zuidema