Table of Contents
Indications and Grammar: Eyes and Outstretched fingers in a first generation emerging sign language
John b. Haviland
Improvisation, Interaction and Iteration in the Evolution of Linguistic Structure
Marieke Schouwstra, Yasmin Motamedi, Kenny Smith, Simon Kirby
Conventional Structure from Transformative Actions on Prior Gestures in an Emergent System
Ashley Micklos
Adaptors and the Turn-Taking Mechanism
Przemysław Żywiczyński, Sylwester Orzechowski & Sławomir Wacewicz
Repetitive Mutual Hypothesizing Induces Change of Symbol Systems in Graphical Communication
Kaori Tamura & Takashi Hashimoto
Interaction Alone Cannot Support the Emergence of a Spatial Agreement System in a Paired Interaction Context
Emily Carrigan & Marie Coppola
Communication Without Prior Learning Inhibits the Emergence of Systematic Structure
Catriona Silvey, Molly Flaherty, Susan Goldin-Meadow, Simon Kirby, Kenny Smith
Exploring the Role of Interaction in the Emergence of Linguistic Structure
Vinicius Macuch Silva, Seán Roberts
Improvisation, Interaction and Iteration in the Evolution of Linguistic Structure
Marieke Schouwstra, Yasmin Motamedi, Kenny Smith, Simon Kirby
Abstract:
We discuss the role of three different mechanisms at play in the cultural evolution of language: improvisation, interaction and iteration. Using examples from recent experimental investiga- tions that implement one or more of these three, we will tease out the distinct roles these three have to play in the origins of linguistic structure.
Citation:
Schouwstra M., Motamedi Y., Smith K. & Kirby S. (2016) Improvisation, Interaction and Iteration in the Evolution of Linguistic Structure. In S. Roberts & G. Mills (Eds.) Proceedings of EvoLang XI, Language Adapts to Interaction Workshop, 21 March, 2016. Available online: http://evolang.org/neworleans/workshops/papers/LATI_2.html
