Random Drift versus Selection in Academic Vocabulary: An Evolutionary Analysis of Published Keywords

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About the Authors

R. Alexander Bentley

* E-mail: r.a.bentley@durham.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Conceived and designed the experiments: RAB. Performed the experiments: RAB. Analyzed the data: RAB. Wrote the paper: RAB.

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