Linguistic laws in biology

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.07387v1
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:08:20 GMT
• Title: Linguistic laws in biology
• Authors: Stuart Semple, Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho and Morgan L. Gustison
• Abstract summary: Linguistic laws have been investigated by quantitative linguists for nearly a century. Biologists from a range of disciplines have started to explore the prevalence of these laws beyond language. We propose a new conceptual framework for the study of linguistic laws in biology.
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• Abstract: Linguistic laws, the common statistical patterns of human language, have been investigated by quantitative linguists for nearly a century. Recently, biologists from a range of disciplines have started to explore the prevalence of these laws beyond language, finding patterns consistent with linguistic laws across multiple levels of biological organisation, from molecular (genomes, genes, and proteins) to organismal (animal behaviour) to ecological (populations and ecosystems). We propose a new conceptual framework for the study of linguistic laws in biology, comprising and integrating distinct levels of analysis, from description to prediction to theory building. Adopting this framework will provide critical new insights into the fundamental rules of organisation underpinning natural systems, unifying linguistic laws and core theory in biology.

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