An invisible hand

W. Tecumseh Fitch
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W. Tecumseh Fitch: W. Tecumseh Fitch is in the School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, UK. wtsf@st-andrews.ac.uk

Nature, 2007, vol. 449, issue 7163, 665-667

Abstract: Quantitative relationships between how frequently a word is used and how rapidly it changes over time raise intriguing questions about the way individual behaviours determine large-scale linguistic and cultural change.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1038/449665a

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