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Language networks: Their structure, function, and evolution
Solé, Ricard V.
Corominas-Murtra, Bernat
Valverde, Sergi
Steels, Luc
Sony Computer Science Laboratory in Paris
Santa Fe Institute (US)
European Commission
Language
Neural networks
Complex networks
Syntax
Network theory
Evolution
Phase transitions
Human language is the key evolutionary innovation that makes humans different from other species. And yet, the fabric of language is tangled and all levels of description (from semantics to syntax) involve multiple layers of complexity. Recent work indicates that the global traits displayed by such levels can be analyzed in terms of networks of connected words. Here, we review the state of the art on language webs and their potential relevance to cognitive science. The emergence of syntax through language acquisition is used as a case study to illustrate how the approach can shed light into relevant questions concerning language organization and its evolution.
This work has been supported by grants FIS2004-0542, IST-FET ECAGENTS EU 011940, by the Santa Fe Institute and the Sony Computer Science Laboratory.
Peer reviewed
2016-01-21T12:11:02Z
2016-01-21T12:11:02Z
2010
artículo
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
Complexity 15(6): 20-26 (2010)
1076-2787
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/127921
10.1002/cplx.20305
1099-0526
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011419
en
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplx.20305
Sí
none
John Wiley & Sons