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Direct linkAtkinson, Mark; Smith, Kenny; Kirby, Simon – Cognitive Science, 2018
Languages spoken in larger populations are relatively simple. A possible explanation for this is that languages with a greater number of speakers tend to also be those with higher proportions of non-native speakers, who may simplify language during learning. We assess this explanation for the negative correlation between population size and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Morphology (Languages)
