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A mycelial turn in the conceptualisation and modelling of language evolution

 | University of Queensland
Published online: 3 November 2022
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Rhizomes in botany, philosophy and creolistics
  • 3.Mycelium as a better metaphor for language contact
  • 4.Beyond botanical metaphors: A unified model for language evolution
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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