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16 Jun, 2 tweets, 5 min read
What factors determine the #complexity of #writing #systems?

A new paper by SFI Fellow @HelenaMiton & @OliverWithAnI (@MPI_SHH) examines 133 different scripts to resolve seemingly contradictory findings from previous studies of written #language:

santafe.edu/news-center/ne…
@HelenaMiton @OliverWithAnI @MPI_SHH How do #WritingSystems change over time — and what forces drive that #evolution?

Watch our 3-minute explainer #animation on new computational analyses of #WrittenLanguage by @HelenaMiton & @OliverWithAnI:


#cognition #linguistics #culturalevolution

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Follow this thread for highlights from today's seminar by @WiringTheBrain of @trinitycollege. Watch without login on Facebook (we will post the recording to YouTube within 24 hours):

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