The role of population size in folk tune complexity

Abstract Demography, particularly population size, plays a key role in cultural complexity. However, the relationship between population size and complexity appears to vary across domains: while studies of technology typically find a positive correlation, the opposite is true for language, and the r...

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Main Authors: Sally E. Street, Tuomas Eerola, Jeremy R. Kendal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2022-04-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01139-y