Linguistics: An invisible hand

被引：16
作者：
Fitch, W. Tecumseh [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Psychol, St Andrews KY16 9JP, Fife, Scotland
来源：
NATURE | 2007年 / 449卷 / 7163期
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D O I：
10.1038/449665a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Quantitative relationships between how frequently a word is used and how rapidly it changes over time raise intriguing questions about the way individual behaviours determine large-scale linguistic and cultural change.
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页码：665 / 667
页数：3
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