Ling 496 — Agents and Evolution

Calendar

Syllabus

Possible Projects

How to (seriously) read a scientific paper

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Lactase Persistance

Lateralization

 

 

 

 

Readings for Part 1

Readings 1a (additional material)

Notes on self-organization

Biological and Cultural Evolution

Moran Processes

Handedness

Gene-Culture Coevolution

Neutral model of language change

Persistence of Cultural Features

Agriculture, genes, language

Domestication

How to read a scientific article

 

 

 

 

 

Homeworks

Homework 1: due February 26, 2019

Homework 2: due March 26, 2019

Homework 3: due April 11, 2019

 

 

Readings 2

Language Change and Evolution 1

Randomness 1

Randomness and Phylogenetic Signals

Neutral model of language change

Culturomics

Readings 3

Language, Genes, and Culture

Readings 4

Readings 5

Homeworks:

  1. Homework 1 (Due: 2/20/2018)
  2. Homework 2 (Due: 3/13/2018)
  3. Homework 3 (Due: 4/5/2018)
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