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Molecular Biology & Evolution<p>Leonardis et al. extend generative protein models to ancestral sequence reconstruction The approach outperforms standard methods and recovers a more diverse set of ancestral protein sequences.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf070" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf070</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/molbio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>molbio</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evobio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evobio</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a></p>
Molecular Biology & Evolution<p>New paper by Lewin &amp; Eyre-Walker finds a strong negative correlation between generation time and yearly mutation rate. This highlights generation time as a key driver of molecular evolution across eukaryote clades.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf069" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf069</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NewPaperAlert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewPaperAlert</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a></p>
michael<p>this book on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtoIndoEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtoIndoEuropean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> looks promising: </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/10/proto-by-laura-spinney-review-how-indo-european-languages-went-global" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/10/proto-by-laura-spinney-review-how-indo-european-languages-went-global</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a></p>
Dianora (Diane Bruce)<p>The realisation that language change is real is really struck home when one looks up what the word "silly" used to mean.</p><p><a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/LanguageChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageChange</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Is it cultural appropriation when drag slang &amp; AAVE words enter the mainstream? 🤔 Babbel's article dives into the complex relationship between language, subcultures, and power dynamics. Explore the evolution &amp; potential pitfalls of adopting slang from marginalized communities. 💬 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CulturalAppropriation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalAppropriation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AAVE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAVE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DragSlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragSlang</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/cultural-appropriation-drag-slang-aave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">babbel.com/en/magazine/cultura</span><span class="invisible">l-appropriation-drag-slang-aave</span></a></p>
Stefan Hartmann<p>Out now &amp; open access: In our new "Cambridge Element", <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scholar.social/@symbolicstorage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>symbolicstorage</span></a></span> and I explore the intersection of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CognitiveLinguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveLinguistics</span></a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> research <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/cognitive-linguistics-and-language-evolution/842A7917E9BC829C29A086CA41C6E9C6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cambridge.org/core/elements/co</span><span class="invisible">gnitive-linguistics-and-language-evolution/842A7917E9BC829C29A086CA41C6E9C6</span></a></p>
michael<p>1-FEB-2024<br>The evolution of sign languages globally revealed through computational analyses</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1032625" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">032625</span></a> </p><p>It's always struck me as unfortunate that there isn't a universal sign language. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languageEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignLanguage</span></a></p>
michael<p>27-Jul-2023<br>A unified theory of the lexicon and the mind: Researchers find common cognitive foundation for child language development and language evolution </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996971" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/9</span><span class="invisible">96971</span></a> </p><p>this looks interesting and might be important. Will have to poke some clever people who could explain it to me. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LanguageDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageDevelopment</span></a></p>
Hari Tulsidas<p>Orangutans can control their vocalizations in a way that was thought to be unique to humans. A new study shows that orangutans can produce two different types of sounds at the same time, such as a whistle and a grunt. This ability is similar to how humans produce speech sounds, and it could shed light on the evolution of human language. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Orangutans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Speech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/orangutans-speech-evolution-dual-23538/?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neurosciencenews.com/orangutan</span><span class="invisible">s-speech-evolution-dual-23538/?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter</span></a></p>
Jonas Nölle<p>Excited to share: after my current postdoc at the FACESYNTAX project finishes, I'll join <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sciences.social/@ozyurek_a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ozyurek_a</span></a></span> at the Multimodal Language Department <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@mpi_nl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpi_nl</span></a></span> next year! <br>We'll use <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> and mocap to probe multimodal communication and language evolution in unprecedented ways. Looking forward to pushing boundaries with wild, insightful experiments. 🕹️😎<br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Multimodality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multimodality</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Interaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interaction</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a></p>
Michael Pleyer<p>This came out last month but I thought I'd take the opportunity to boost it here. <br>Stefan Hartmann, Ryan Lepic and I published a paper on Compositionality in Different Modalities: A View from Usage-Based Linguistics in the International Journal of Primatology<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10764-022-00330-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10764-022-00330-x</span></a><br>We discuss concepts of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/compositionality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compositionality</span></a> in spoken and signed languages and what their implications are for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/LanguageEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageEvolution</span></a> and analyses of compositionality in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/AnimalCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a></p>
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