Glossogeny and phylogeny: cultural evolution meets genetic evolution

W. Tecumseh Fitch

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2008.05.003

Glossogeny and phylogeny: cultural evolution meets genetic evolution

W. Tecumseh Fitch

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

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Evolutionary theorists since Darwin have been interested in the parallels and interactions between biological and cultural evolution. Recent applications of empirical techniques originally developed to analyze molecular genetic data to linguistic data offer new insights into the historical evolution of language, revealing fascinating parallels between language change and biological evolution. This work offers considerable potential toward unified theories of genetic and cultural change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-374
Number of pages	2
Journal	Trends in Genetics
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2008.05.003
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

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