With the present paper, we sought to use research findings to illustrate the following thesis:
the evolution of language follows the principles of human evolution. We argued that …

This paper discusses the maximum robustness approach for studying cases of adaptation in
language. We live in an age where we have more data on more languages than ever before …

Large-scale empirical evidence indicates a fascinating statistical relationship between the
estimated number of language users and its linguistic and statistical structure. In this context …

It is often claimed that languages with more non-native speakers tend to become
morphologically simpler, presumably because non-native speakers learn the language …

In many scientific fields, sparseness and indirectness of empirical evidence pose
fundamental challenges to theory development. Theories of the evolution of human …

This paper brings together typological and sociolinguistic approaches to language variation.
Its main aim is to evaluate the relative effect of language internal and external factors on the …

Previous work has proposed various mechanisms by which the environment may affect the
emergence of linguistic features. For example, dry air may cause careful control of pitch to …

This volume explores the multiple aspects of morphological complexity, investigating
primarily whether certain aspects of morphology can be considered more complex than …

Many controversies in language evolution research derive from the fact that language is
itself a natural language word, which makes the underlying concept fuzzy and cumbersome …

The verification and validation of automated driving systems at SAE levels 4 and 5 is a multi-
faceted challenge for which classical statistical considerations become infeasible. For this …