A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Bristol, UK, has revealed that language evolution follows the same laws of physics as other natural phenomena. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, uses tools from statistical physics to study the evolution of language, particularly how words are adopted by different populations of speakers. The researchers found that the rate of adoption of words follows a universal law, which is closely related to the same law that governs the spread of disease. This could provide new insights into how languages change over time, and could help us better understand how language evolves.

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source: Phys.org