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Ultraconserved words point to deep language ancestry across Eurasia.
Pagel M, Atkinson QD, S Calude A, Meade A. Pagel M, et al. Among authors: meade a. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 21;110(21):8471-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1218726110. Epub 2013 May 6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23650390 Free PMC article.
The shape and tempo of language evolution.
Greenhill SJ, Atkinson QD, Meade A, Gray RD. Greenhill SJ, et al. Among authors: meade a. Proc Biol Sci. 2010 Aug 22;277(1693):2443-50. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0051. Epub 2010 Apr 7. Proc Biol Sci. 2010. PMID: 20375050 Free PMC article.
The deep history of the number words.
Pagel M, Meade A. Pagel M, et al. Among authors: meade a. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 Feb 19;373(1740):20160517. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0517. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017. PMID: 29292363 Free PMC article.
Dominant words rise to the top by positive frequency-dependent selection.
Pagel M, Beaumont M, Meade A, Verkerk A, Calude A. Pagel M, et al. Among authors: meade a. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Apr 9;116(15):7397-7402. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1816994116. Epub 2019 Mar 21. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019. PMID: 30898886 Free PMC article.
Languages evolve in punctuational bursts.
Atkinson QD, Meade A, Venditti C, Greenhill SJ, Pagel M. Atkinson QD, et al. Among authors: meade a. Science. 2008 Feb 1;319(5863):588. doi: 10.1126/science.1149683. Science. 2008. PMID: 18239118
Adaptive evolution toward larger size in mammals.
Baker J, Meade A, Pagel M, Venditti C. Baker J, et al. Among authors: meade a. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 21;112(16):5093-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419823112. Epub 2015 Apr 6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015. PMID: 25848031 Free PMC article.
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