Rate of language evolution is affected by population size
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Vol/Iss. 112(7) • National Academy of Sciences • Washington, D.C • Published In • Pages: 2097-2102 •
By Bromham, Lindell, Hua, Xia, Fitzpatrick, Thomas G., Greenhill, Simon J.
Hypothesis
Languages with larger speaker populations had higher rates of gain of new words than did their smaller sister languages (2100).
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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UNKNOWN | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Population Size | Independent | Population |
Rate of Vocabulary Growth | Dependent | Vocabulary |