CHIELD: the causal hypotheses in evolutionary linguistics database

Author:

Roberts Seán G1ORCID,Killin Anton23,Deb Angarika4,Sheard Catherine5,Greenhill Simon J67,Sinnemäki Kaius8,Segovia-Martín José9,Nölle Jonas10,Berdicevskis Aleksandrs11,Humphreys-Balkwill Archie1,Little Hannah12ORCID,Opie Christopher1,Jacques Guillaume13,Bromham Lindell14,Tinits Peeter15,Ross Robert M16,Lee Sean17ORCID,Gasser Emily18,Calladine Jasmine1,Spike Matthew10,Mann Stephen Francis19,Shcherbakova Olena7,Singer Ruth20,Zhang Shuya13,Benítez-Burraco Antonio21,Kliesch Christian2223,Thomas-Colquhoun Ewan1,Skirgård Hedvig24,Tamariz Monica25ORCID,Passmore Sam1,Pellard Thomas13,Jordan Fiona1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, EXCD.LAB, University of Bristol, 43 Woodland Rd, Bristol, BS8 1TH, UK

2. School of Philosophy and Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

3. Department of Philosophy, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 1G9, Canada

4. Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Oktober 6 street 7, 1st floor, Budapest, 1051, Hungary

5. School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, UK

6. ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, 2600, Australia

7. Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, 07743, Germany

8. Department of Languages, University of Helsinki, 00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

9. Cognitive Science and Language (CCiL), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, C/Montalegre, 6, 4a planta, despatx, Barcelona 400908001

10. Centre for Language Evolution, The University of Edinburgh, Dugald Stewart Building, 3 Charles St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD, UK

11. The Swedish Language Bank, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SE, 405 30, Sweden

12. Science Communication Unit, Department of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

13. CNRS-EHESS-INALCO, Centre de recherches linguistiques sur l’Asie orientale, 105 Boulevard Raspail 75006, Paris, France

14. Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 134 Linnaeus Way, Acton ACT, 2601, Australia

15. Department of Social Science, University of Tartu, Salme 1a–29, Tartu, 50103, Estonia

16. Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Level 2 North Australian Hearing Hub, NSW, 2109, Australia

17. Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, 1 Chome-21-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, 169-0051, Japan

18. Linguistics Department, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, 19081, USA

19. School of Philosophy and ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University, H.C. Coombs Building, ACT, 2601, Australia

20. School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Babel (Building 139), Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia

21. Department of Spanish, Linguistics, and Theory of Literature (Linguistics), University of Seville. Palos de la Frontera, 41004, Seville, Spain

22. Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YF, UK

23. Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstraße 1a, Leipzig, 04103, Germany

24. School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

25. Psychology, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK

Abstract

Abstract Language is one of the most complex of human traits. There are many hypotheses about how it originated, what factors shaped its diversity, and what ongoing processes drive how it changes. We present the Causal Hypotheses in Evolutionary Linguistics Database (CHIELD, https://chield.excd.org/), a tool for expressing, exploring, and evaluating hypotheses. It allows researchers to integrate multiple theories into a coherent narrative, helping to design future research. We present design goals, a formal specification, and an implementation for this database. Source code is freely available for other fields to take advantage of this tool. Some initial results are presented, including identifying conflicts in theories about gossip and ritual, comparing hypotheses relating population size and morphological complexity, and an author relation network.

Funder

European Research Council

ERC

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

VARIKIN

Principal’s Career Development Scholarship from the School of Philosophy

Psychology & Language Sciences

Academy of Finland

ERC starting grant

Australian Research Council

Leverhulme early career fellowship

Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship

Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship

John Templeton Fund

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Developmental Neuroscience,Linguistics and Language,Developmental and Educational Psychology

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