Cognitive Linguistics and Language Evolution
Published: March 4, 2024
The
evolution
of
language
has
developed
into
a
large
research
field.
Two
questions
are
particularly
relevant
for
this
strand
research:
firstly,
how
did
the
human
capacity
emerge?
And
secondly,
which
processes
cultural
involved
both
in
from
non-linguistic
communication
and
continued
languages?
Much
on
that
addresses
these
two
is
highly
compatible
with
usage-based
approach
to
pursued
cognitive
linguistics.
Focusing
key
topics
such
as
comparing
animal
communication,
experimental
approaches
evolution,
evolutionary
dynamics
language,
Element
gives
an
overview
current
state-of-the-art
discusses
linguistics
can
cross-fertilise
each
other.
This
title
also
available
Open
Access
Cambridge
Core.
Language: Английский
Computational Construction Grammar
Published: May 8, 2024
This
Element
introduces
a
usage-based
computational
approach
to
Construction
Grammar
that
draws
on
techniques
from
natural
language
processing
and
unsupervised
machine
learning.
work
explores
how
represent
constructions,
learn
constructions
corpus,
arrange
the
in
grammar
as
network.
From
theoretical
perspective,
this
examines
construction
grammars
emerge
usage
alone
complex
systems,
with
slot-constraints
learned
at
same
time
are
learned.
practical
is
accompanied
by
Python
package
which
enables
linguists
incorporate
into
their
own
corpus-based
work.
The
experiments
important
for
testing
learnability,
variability,
confirmability
of
theory
language.
All
code
examples
will
leverage
cloud
computing
platform
Code
Ocean
guide
readers
through
implementation
these
algorithms.
Language: Английский
Humanism strikes back? A posthumanist reckoning with ‘self-development’ and generative AI
AI & Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 17, 2025
Abstract
Since
the
release
of
OpenAI's
ChatGPT
in
2022,
AI
activity
has
reached
a
fever
pitch.
Calls
for
effective
ethical
responses
to
pressurised
environment
have
turn
abounded.
Posthumanism,
which
seeks
build
futures
by
de-centring
‘human’,
is
an
obvious
candidate
act
as
lynchpin
theoretical
intervention.
In
their
responses,
posthumanist
scholars
appear
embraced
AI’s
potential
destabilise
Humanist
philosophical
ideas.
We
critically
interrogate
this
initial
enthusiasm.
Conceptually
distinguishing
‘post-dualist
self-development’
(PDSD)
from
‘technical
(TSD),
we
show
how
prompts
urgent
need
advance
engagement
with
technical
development
unsupervised
humans
ontologically
discrete
other
forms
material
agency.
argue
that
specific
TSD
distinct
PDSD
key
avoid
ignoring
or
underestimating
and
anthropocentric
aspects
current
innovation,
influence
anthropomorphism.
Without
reckoning
these
tensions,
posthumanism
AI-era
runs
risk
potentially
promoting
technologies
reinvigorate
expansion.
To
conclude,
ethics
generative
pays
requisite
attention
both
may
enable
more
anticipatory
nuanced
assessments
risks
benefits
inform
public
discourse,
appropriate
social,
institutional,
policy
governance
direct
research
priorities.
Language: Английский
Corpus-based approaches to evolutionary dynamics in language
Oxford University Press eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 111 - 126
Published: May 22, 2025
Abstract
Pragmatic-interactional
aspects
of
present-day
language
use
as
well
historical
change
have
come
to
be
regarded
an
important
source
evidence
for
theories
evolution.
Corpora,
i.e.
collections
authentic
data,
are
resource
studying
both
those
linguistic
dynamics.
This
chapter
gives
overview
corpus-based
approaches
and
their
implications
evolutionary
linguistics.
In
the
first
part
chapter,
we
outline
basic
principles
corpus
linguistics,
discussing
notion
itself
scope
corpus-linguistic
approaches.
second
part,
review
representative
case
studies
that
show
how
can
used
approach
questions
about
dynamics
in
interaction
on
one
hand,
other.
Language: Английский
Category Learning as a Cognitive Foundation of Language Evolution
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(3)
Published: May 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Category
learning
gives
rise
to
category
formation,
which
is
a
crucial
ability
in
human
cognition.
also
one
of
the
required
abilities
language
development.
Understanding
evolution
thus
can
shed
light
on
cognition
and
language.
The
current
paper
emphasizes
its
foundational
role
by
reviewing
behavioral
neurological
studies
across
species.
In
doing
so,
we
first
review
critical
sounds,
words,
grammatical
patterns
Next,
from
comparative
perspective,
conducted
different
species
nonhuman
animals,
including
invertebrates
vertebrates,
suggesting
that
displays
evolutionary
continuity.
Then,
focus
prefrontal
cortex
basal
ganglia.
Reviewing
involvement
these
structures
vertebrates
proposed
homologous
brain
structure
ganglia
learning,
as
well
processing
humans,
suggests
neural
basis
likely
has
an
ancient
origin
dating
back
invertebrates.
With
evidence
both
levels
animals
conclude
lays
cognitive
foundation
for
evolution.
Language: Английский
Integrating Approaches to the Role of Metaphor in the Evolutionary Dynamics of Language
Published: June 13, 2024
Metaphor
occupies
a
central
role
not
only
in
language
use,
but
also
change
and
evolution.
Specifically,
semantic
extension
motivated
by
metaphor
plays
an
important
extending
the
lexicon
of
languages.
It
is
this
process
that
enables
emergence
one
key
properties
modern
languages,
namely
they
are
open-ended,
systematic,
polysemous,
structured
semiotic
systems.
Here,
we
review
results
from
three
approaches
whose
integration
presents
cornerstone
for
interdisciplinary
account
evolutionary
dynamics
language:
(1)
Historical
linguistics
diachronic
semantics
(2)
Computational
natural
processing,
(3)
Experimental
semiotics.
Research
historical
has
shown
major
mechanism
change.
Diachronic
analyses
have
mapped
detailed
trajectories
metaphor,
identified
common
metaphoric
pathways
as
well
shared
cognitive
principles
underlying
them.
processing
used
findings
data
attempts
to
automate
detection
build
data-driven
models
it.
semiotics
paradigm
which
participants
create
novel
communication
systems
absence
language.
represents
can
investigate
cultural
linguistic
evolution
metaphors
metaphorical
extensions
under
controlled
laboratory
settings
shed
light
on
interactional
involved
Combining
these
first
step
towards
interdisciplinary,
integrative
processes
polysemous
meaning
more
generally,
Language: Английский
Integrating approaches to the role of metaphor in the evolutionary dynamics of language
Yearbook of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 145 - 176
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Abstract
Metaphor
occupies
a
central
role
not
only
in
language
use,
but
also
change
and
evolution.
Specifically,
semantic
extension
motivated
by
metaphor
plays
an
important
extending
the
lexicon
of
languages.
It
is
this
process
that
enables
emergence
one
key
properties
modern
languages,
namely
they
are
open-ended,
systematic,
polysemous,
structured
semiotic
systems.
Here,
we
review
results
from
three
approaches
whose
integration
presents
cornerstone
for
interdisciplinary
account
evolutionary
dynamics
language:
(1)
Historical
linguistics
diachronic
semantics
(2)
Computational
natural
processing,
(3)
Experimental
semiotics.
Research
historical
has
shown
major
mechanism
change.
Diachronic
analyses
have
mapped
detailed
trajectories
metaphor,
identified
common
metaphoric
pathways
as
well
shared
cognitive
principles
underlying
them.
processing
used
findings
data
attempts
to
automate
detection
build
data-driven
models
it.
semiotics
paradigm
which
participants
create
novel
communication
systems
absence
language.
represents
experimental
design
can
investigate
cultural
linguistic
evolution
metaphors
metaphorical
extensions
under
controlled
laboratory
settings
shed
light
on
interactional
involved
Combining
these
first
step
towards
interdisciplinary,
integrative
processes
polysemous
meaning
more
generally,
Language: Английский
Signed Language and Cognitive Grammar
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
This
Elements
monograph
presents
a
Cognitive
Grammar
(CG)
approach
to
range
of
signed
language
grammatical
phenomena.
It
begins
with
background
on
the
history
sign
linguistics,
focusing
what
was
widely-held
belief
that
signs
are
simply
gestures.
The
first
section
traces
modern
linguistic
examination
languages,
Stokoe
and
his
demonstration
these
languages
exhibit
phonology
duality
patterning.
Next,
we
present
some
fundamental
principles
foundational
for
cognitive
linguistics
linguistics.
In
Grammar,
brief
overview
CG
principles,
constructs,
models.
Section
4
extensive
analyses
constructions
applying
CG,
including
nominal
grounding;
concepts
Place
placing;
'agreement'
in
languages;
reported
dialogue;
modality;
meaning
facial
displays.
A
final
examines
controversial
role
gesture
constructions.
Language: Английский