The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7), Barcelona, Spain 12-15 March 2008 (Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7))

Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 6
Panel of Reviewers......Page 8
Part I: Papers......Page 18
2. Emergence as mergence: Sign+Sign=>Sign and Foot+Foot=>Foot......Page 20
3. The syllable, then the point: whence the word?......Page 22
5. Summary......Page 23
References......Page 25
2. The Explanandum of Grammaticalization......Page 27
3. From Grammaticalization to the Cerebellum and the Basal ganglia......Page 28
4.1. Cerebellar-induced Kalman Gain Reduction in Linguistic Processing......Page 29
4.1.2. Semantic bleaching and proceduralization of conceptual representations......Page 30
4.2. Striatal Regulation of Cortical Unification Operations......Page 31
5. Conclusion......Page 32
References......Page 33
1. The problem......Page 35
2. Second-person belief: An easier path for alien belief grasping......Page 36
3. Applying the easy way for alien belief grasping to historic origin......Page 37
4. There was no need for previous syntax, but a sign with precise referential link was required......Page 38
5. What would a pre-syntactic linguistic sign be like? Trying not to take for granted our own schemes......Page 39
6. Protodeclaratives in their disambiguating role......Page 41
References......Page 42
Two Neglected Factors in Language Evolution Derek Bickerton......Page 43
References......Page 49
1. Introduction......Page 51
2. Grounded semantic constraint networks......Page 52
3. Mapping semantic constraint networks onto language......Page 53
4.1. Starting from scratch......Page 54
4.3. Adding a primitive constraint......Page 55
5. Multi-agent simulation......Page 56
6. Conclusion......Page 57
References......Page 58
1. On a field that is “going places”......Page 59
2. Enter the bugs and the beasts......Page 61
References......Page 64
2. Psycholinguistic Data......Page 68
4. The Role of Prosody......Page 70
5. TheModel......Page 71
6. CorpusAJsage-based Predictions......Page 73
References......Page 74
1. Introduction......Page 76
2. The Bilinguals Model......Page 77
3.1. Regular and small world networks......Page 79
3.2. Social type network with community structure......Page 80
4. Conclusion and Further Research......Page 81
Acknowledgements......Page 82
References......Page 83
1.1. Darwinian Gradualism and Huxley’s Doubt......Page 84
1.2. Saltations Modulated By Sexual Selection......Page 85
1.3. The Xq21.3flp Duplication......Page 86
References......Page 89
1. Introduction......Page 92
2.1. Scenes and Topics......Page 93
2.2. Language Model......Page 94
3. Results......Page 95
4. Discussion and Conclusion......Page 97
References......Page 98
1. Language evolution as a gradual, accretionary process......Page 100
2. Linguistic and genetic causal correlations -the case of linguistic tone, ASPM and Microcephalin......Page 102
3. Linguistic and genetic causal correlations - the mechanism of gradual, accretionary language evolution?......Page 104
References......Page 105
2. Narratives in daily speech......Page 108
3.1. Unexpectedness......Page 111
4. Why are conversational stories told?......Page 112
References......Page 115
1. Introduction......Page 116
2. Modern behaviors and language evolution: the link is still missing......Page 117
4. The level-2 perspective-taking hypothesis......Page 118
5. Implications for the evolution of language......Page 121
References......Page 122
1. An Introduction to Preferred Argument Structure......Page 124
2. Another Look at the Numbers......Page 127
3. A Note on the Preponderance of Nominative Patterns......Page 130
References......Page 131
1. Introduction......Page 132
2. LDDs and human language: the consensus view......Page 134
4. LDDs are not uniquely human......Page 135
5. Some conclusions: LDDs and the evolution of human language......Page 137
References......Page 138
1. Complexity of Language, Complexity of Civilization......Page 140
2. Isolating-Monocategorial-Associational Language......Page 141
3. Riau Indonesian as a Relative IMA Language......Page 142
4. IMA Language is all that's Needed to Sail a Boat......Page 143
5. Why is Grammar so Complex?......Page 145
References......Page 147
1. Introduction......Page 148
2. A brief Review of the Language Emergence Model......Page 149
3. The Cultural Transmission Framework......Page 151
4. The Simulation Results......Page 152
5. Conclusions......Page 154
References......Page 155
I . Introduction......Page 156
2. The Naming Game with a Distance Constraint......Page 158
2.2. Exp. 2: various torus size but frved distance restriction......Page 160
3. Conclusions......Page 162
References......Page 163
1.1. Discourse “motivations”......Page 164
1.2. Evolutionary Game Theory Approach......Page 165
2. On the Origins of Split Ergative Systems......Page 167
2.1. The relationship between A and S roles......Page 170
References......Page 171
What Impact Do Learning Biases have on Linguistic Structures? David J. C. Hawkey......Page 172
1. Three models of learning bias......Page 173
2.1. Learning rules......Page 174
2.2. Results and Explanation......Page 175
3. Discussion......Page 178
References......Page 179
1. Introduction......Page 180
2. Metaphor vs. reanalysis......Page 181
3. Reconstructible meanings......Page 184
4. Conclusion......Page 186
References......Page 187
1. Introduction......Page 188
2. Model......Page 190
3. Results......Page 192
4. Discussion......Page 193
References......Page 194
1.1. Digital minds in an analog world......Page 196
1.2. Analog minds in a digital world......Page 198
1.3. A Darwinian solution......Page 200
References......Page 202
1. Introduction......Page 204
1.1. Assumptions......Page 205
2. The complexity-diversity-effort frontier......Page 206
3.1. Measuring linguistic diversity......Page 207
3.2. Generating diversity......Page 208
4. Scaffolding and staged learning......Page 209
References......Page 211
1. Introduction......Page 212
2.1. Changes relative to previous models......Page 213
2.3. Categories......Page 214
2.4. Category development......Page 215
2.5. Lexical development......Page 216
3. Simulations......Page 217
4. Discussion......Page 218
References......Page 219
1. Introduction......Page 220
3. Recursion and embedding......Page 221
3.1. Recursion......Page 222
4. Conceptual embedding......Page 223
Abbreviations......Page 225
References......Page 226
1. Symbol Systems in Dolphins and Apes......Page 228
2.2. Language Research Center (LRC)......Page 229
2.3. Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory (KBMML)......Page 230
3.1. Acquisition and use of artificial systems......Page 231
4. Discussion......Page 233
References......Page 234
1. Introduction......Page 236
2. Model of MCI with an Ecologically Functional Language......Page 237
2.2. The Agent......Page 238
2.3.1. Deception......Page 239
3. Experimental Results......Page 240
4. Conclusions......Page 242
References......Page 243
1. Introduction......Page 244
2. A Three-Level Simulation Model of Self-organizing Lexical Networks......Page 245
2.1. Agent Networking......Page 246
2.3. Association Games......Page 247
3. Experimentation......Page 248
4. Conclusion......Page 249
References......Page 250
1. Introduction......Page 252
2. From parataxis to hypotaxis......Page 253
3. Event individuation and the evolution of syntactic complexity......Page 257
References......Page 258
1. Introduction......Page 260
2. Small-World Networks of Nouns and Verbs in WordNet and TOE......Page 261
3. The Effects of Word Frequency......Page 263
4. An Evolutionary Perspective......Page 265
References......Page 267
1. Introduction......Page 268
2. Towards a serniogenetic theory of the language sign......Page 269
3. Mouth-eye coordination......Page 270
4. Submorphemic evidence for mouth-to-eye transfer from PIE......Page 271
5. Conclusions......Page 273
References......Page 274
1. How to Halve Syntax......Page 276
2. Incredulity Half Clause: Specialization for Mood......Page 277
3. Perfective Half Clauses in English: Specialization for Time/Aspect......Page 279
4. Unaccusative Half Clauses in Serbian: Time, Aspect, Agreement, Word Order......Page 280
5. Retracing the Steps......Page 281
References......Page 282
1. Introduction......Page 284
2. Study 1. Formation of Toponyms......Page 286
3. Study 2. Generative Power of Toponyms......Page 287
4. Study 3. Evolution of Toponym......Page 289
5. General Discussion and Conclusion......Page 290
References......Page 291
1. The Problem of Reliability......Page 292
2. The Handicap Principle......Page 293
3.3. Repeated interactions......Page 294
5. Reputation as Deterrent......Page 295
6. Concluding Remarks......Page 297
References......Page 298
1. Introduction......Page 300
2. The model of learning and cultural transmission......Page 302
3. Evaluating evolutionary stability......Page 303
4. Discussion and conclusions......Page 306
References......Page 307
1.1. Fibonacci Numbers......Page 308
1.2. Syntactic Trees......Page 309
2.1. Argument Structure (External Merge)......Page 310
2.2. Phase Formation (Internal Merge)......Page 312
3. Natural Law and Syntactic Recursion......Page 313
References......Page 315
1. Introduction......Page 316
2. The Classification Game......Page 318
3.1. Driving simplicity: communication without task learning......Page 319
3.2. Driving complexity: task learning without communication......Page 320
3.3. Finding balance: coupled task-communication learning......Page 321
4. Conclusion......Page 322
References......Page 323
1. Introduction: evolution and the components of the language faculty......Page 324
2. Vocalization in early hominin infants and mothers......Page 326
3. Teaching, learning and information exchange......Page 327
4. Where does syntax come from?......Page 329
References......Page 330
1. Introduction......Page 332
2. Quantifying Linguistic Regularity......Page 333
2.1. RegMap from a signal dimension to a meaning dimension......Page 334
2.2. RegMap for the entire language......Page 335
3. Miniature artificial language learning experiments......Page 336
3.1. Results......Page 337
4. Conclusion......Page 338
References......Page 339
1. Introduction......Page 340
2.1. Iizuka and Ikegam. (2004)......Page 341
2.3. Comparison of the two simulations......Page 342
3.2. Two form of collective behaviors......Page 343
4. Discussion: Sentence Typology......Page 346
References......Page 347
1. Syntactic Boundary Conditions......Page 348
2. Where do Standard Accounts Fail to Meet Syntax?......Page 349
3. Towards a Different Approach......Page 351
4. Searching for Real Answers......Page 352
References......Page 353
1. Introduction......Page 355
2. Semantic building blocks......Page 356
3.1. Exumples......Page 357
4. Conceptualisation......Page 358
5. Conclusions......Page 361
References......Page 362
1. Introduction......Page 363
2. Semantic Roles and Fusion in Fluid Construction Grammar......Page 364
3. Experiments on the Emergence of Semantic Roles......Page 367
5. Conclusion......Page 369
References......Page 370
1. Definitions and caveats......Page 371
2. The fundamental constraint on the evolution of communication......Page 372
3. Broadcast transmission......Page 373
4. The costs of signalling in (proto)language......Page 374
5. The secrecy of gestural signals......Page 375
6 . Conclusion......Page 376
References......Page 377
1. The Reciprocal Naming Game......Page 379
2. Agent Architecture......Page 381
4. Experimental Results......Page 382
4.1. Retaliation allows deception to be tolerated......Page 383
4.4. Reciprocation produces coherence in spite of deception......Page 384
References......Page 386
1. Introduction......Page 387
2. Overview of the model......Page 388
3. Experimental results......Page 390
4. Conclusion......Page 392
References......Page 393
1. Introduction......Page 395
2. Shortcomings of the Iterated Learning Approach......Page 396
3. Self-organking Maps and Iterated Learning......Page 397
4. Results......Page 399
5. Conclusions......Page 401
References......Page 402
2. Masking and Unmasking processes......Page 403
3.1. Model Structure......Page 404
5. Analysis......Page 407
6. Conclusion......Page 409
References......Page 410
Part 11: Abstracts......Page 412
Coexisting Linguistic Conventions in Generalized Language Games Andrea Baronchelli, Lucia Dull 'Asta, Alain Barrat and Vittorio Loreto......Page 414
References......Page 415
Complex Systems Approach to Natural Categorization Andrea Baronchelli, Vittorio Loreto and Andrea Puglisi......Page 416
References......Page 417
Regular Morphology as a Cultural Adaptation: Non-Uniform Frequency in an Experimental Iterated Learning Model Arianita Beqa, Simon Kirby and Jim Hurford......Page 418
References......Page 419
2. The neural substrate of tutor song memory in songbirds......Page 420
References......Page 421
Discourse Without Symbols: Orangutans Communicate Strategically in Response to Recipient Understanding Erica Cartmill and Richard W. Byrne......Page 422
References......Page 423
Taking Wittgenstein Seriously: Indicators of the Evolution of Language Camilo J. Cela-Conde, Marcos Nadal, Enric Munar, Antoni Gomila and Victor M. Egui'luz......Page 424
An Experiment Exploring Language Emergence: How to See the Invisible Hand and Why We Should Hannah Cornish......Page 426
References......Page 427
The Syntax of Coordination and the Evolution of Syntax Wayne Cowart and Dana McDaniel......Page 428
References......Page 429
The Archaeology of Language Origin Francesco D'Errico......Page 430
2. Preliminary results......Page 432
References......Page 433
How Complex Syntax Could Be Mike Dowman......Page 434
The Multiple Stages of Protolanguage Mike Dowman......Page 436
References......Page 437
A Human Model of Color Term Evolution Mike Dowman, Ying Xu and Thomas L. Griffiths......Page 438
References......Page 439
Evolution of Song Culture in the Zebra Finch Olga Feher, Partha P. Mitra, Kaeutoshi Sasahara and Ofer Tchernikovski......Page 440
References......Page 441
Iterated Language Learning in Children Molly Flaherty and Simon Kirby......Page 442
References......Page 443
Gesture, Speech and Language Susan Goldin-Meadow......Page 444
References......Page 445
Introducing the Units and Levels of Evolution Debate into Evolutionary Linguistics Nathalie Gontier......Page 446
What can the Study of Handedness in Nonhuman Apes Tell Us about the Evolution of Language? Rebecca Harrison......Page 448
References......Page 449
Unidirectional Meaning Change with Metaphoric and Metonymic Inferencing Takashi Hashimoto and Masaya Nakatsuka......Page 450
References......Page 451
Recent Adaptive Evolution of Human Genes Related to Hearing John Hawks......Page 452
References......Page 453
Inhibition and Language: A Pre-Condition for Symbolic Communicative Behaviour Carlos Hernandez-Sacristan......Page 454
References......Page 455
Pragmatic Plasticity: A Pivotal Design Feature? Stefan Hoefler......Page 456
References......Page 457
Continuity between Non-Human Primates and Modern Humans? Jean-Marie Hombert......Page 458
References......Page 459
After all, a "Leap" is Necessary for the Emergence of Recursion in Human Language Masayuki Ike-Uchi......Page 460
References......Page 461
Labels and Recursion: From Adjunction-Syntax to Predicate-Argument Relations Aritz Irurtzun......Page 462
References......Page 463
Iterated Learning with Selection: Convergence to Saturation Mike Kalish......Page 464
References......Page 465
A Reaction-Diffusion Approach to Modelling Language Competition Anne Kandler and James Steele......Page 466
References......Page 467
Accent Over Race: The Role of Language in Guiding Children's Early Social Preferences Katherine D. Kinzler, Kristin Shutts, Emmanuel Dupoux and Elizabeth S. Spelke......Page 468
References......Page 469
Language, Culture and Biology: Does Language Evolve to be Passed on by Us, and Did Humans Evolve to Let that Happen? Simon Kirby......Page 470
References......Page 471
Selected Publications......Page 472
Three Issues in Modeling the Language Convergence Problem as a Multiagent Agreement Problem Kiran Lakkaraju and Les Gasser......Page 473
References......Page 474
The Development of a Social Signal in Free-Ranging Chimpanzees Marion Laporte and Klaus Zuberbuhler......Page 475
Gestural Modes of Representation - A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Katja Liebal, Hedda Lausberg, Ellen Frincke and Cornelia Muller......Page 477
References......Page 478
Extracommunicative Functions of Language: Verbal Interference Causes Categorization Impairments Gary Lupyan......Page 479
Form-Meaning Compositionality Derives from Social and Conceptual Diversity Gary Lupyan and Rick Dale......Page 481
Language as Kluge Gary Marcus......Page 483
References......Page 484
Origins of Communication in Autonomous Robots Davide Marocco and Stefano Nolfi......Page 485
References......Page 486
Handedness for Gestural Communication and Non-Communicative Actions in Chimpanzees and Baboons: Implications for Language Origins Adrien Meguerditchian, Jacques Vauclair, Molly J. Gardner, Steven J. Schapiro and William D. Hopkins......Page 487
References......Page 488
The Evolution of Hypothetical Reasoning: Intelligibility or Reliability? Hugo Mercier......Page 489
References......Page 490
Simulation of Creolization by Evolutionary Dynamics Makoto Nakamura, Takashi Hashimoto and Satoshi Tojo......Page 491
References......Page 492
Evolution of Phonological Complexity: Loss of Species-Specific Bias Leads to more Generalized Learnability in a Species of Songbirds Kazuo Okanoya and Miki Takahashi......Page 493
References......Page 494
Referential Gestures in Chimpanzees in the Wild: Precursors to Symbolic Communication? Simone Pika and John C. Mitani......Page 495
1. The working memory hypothesis......Page 497
References......Page 498
Mechanistic Language Circuits: What Can be Learned? What is Pre-Wired? Friedemann Pulvermiiller......Page 499
References......Page 500
Reflections on the Invention and Reinvention of the Primate Playback Experiment Greg Radick......Page 502
References......Page 503
An Experimental Approach to the Role of Freerider Avoidance in the Development of Linguistic Diversity Gareth Roberts......Page 504
References......Page 505
Prosody and Linguistic Complexity in an Emerging Language Wendy Sandler, lrit Meir, Svetlana Dachkovsky, Mark Aronoff and Carol Padden......Page 506
References......Page 507
Communication, Cooperation and Coherence Putting Mathematical Models into Perspective Federico Sangati and Jelle Zuidema......Page 508
References......Page 509
A Numerosity-Based Alarm Call System in King Colobus Monkeys Anne Schel, Klaus Zuberbuhler and Sandra Tranquilli......Page 510
On There and Then: From Object Permanence to Displaced Reference Marie ke Sc ho uwst ra......Page 512
References......Page 513
Signalling Signalhood and the Emergence of Communication Thomas C. Scott-Phillips, Simon Kirby and Graham R. S. Ritchie......Page 514
References......Page 515
Wild Chimpanzees Modify the Structure of Victim Screams According to Audience Composition Katie E. Slocombe and Klaus Zuberbuhler......Page 516
References......Page 517
An Experimental Study on the Role of Language in the Emergence and Maintenance of Human Cooperation John W. F. Small and Simon Kirby......Page 518
References......Page 519
Replicator Dynamics of Language Processing Luc Steels and Eors Szathmdry......Page 520
References......Page 521
Syntactical and Prosodic Cues in Song Segmentation Learning by Bengalese Finches Miki Takahashi and Kazuo Okanoya......Page 522
References......Page 523
Why the Transition to Cumulative Symbolic Culture is Rare Mdnica Tamariz......Page 524
References......Page 525
A Gradual Path to Hierarchical Phrase-Structure: Insights from Modeling and Corpus-Data Willem Zuidema......Page 526
References......Page 527
Author Index......Page 528