Baixeries, Jaume; Elvevåg, Brita; Ferrer-i-Cancho, Ramon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
It is well-known that word frequencies arrange themselves according to Zipf’s law. However, little is known about the
dependency of the parameters of the law and the complexity of a communication system. Many models of the evolution of
language assume that the exponent of the law remains constant as the complexity of a communication systems increases.
Using longitudinal studies of child language, ...