You could also apply the idea of
memes to language. Languages are meme-complexes, (populations of) human minds are habitats, avant-garde creativity provides mutation, fashions and peer groups provide natural selection, et cetera.
I don't know if the analogy allows for a mapping of
all features of biological evolution - like haploidy/diploidy - but I think that the essential mechanism of mutation and natural selection is certainly applicable.
Just an idea.
This message has been edited by Parasomnium, 14-Oct-2005 03:40 PM
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