The Origins of Vowel Systems [Paperback]

This book addresses tendencies of human vowel systems from the point of view of self-organization. It uses computer models to show that tendencies of human languages can be reproduced by artificial agents. DeBoer then explores the implications of those results for the evolution of language.

1. Introduction
2. Universal Tendencies of Human Sound Systems
3. Self-Organization
4. The Simulation
5. Results
6. Simulated Evolution of Other Parts of Language
7. Implications for Other Parts of Language
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