Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
I am interested in the evolution of communication, human language and the human capacity for language.
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Science, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Master of Arts, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1998
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Reliable Detection and Quantification of Selective Forces in Language Change
Guerrero Montero, J., Karjus, A., Smith, K. & Blythe, R. A., 30 Oct 2023, In: Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory. p. 1-43 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Perspective-taking in a language game
Nedergaard, J. & Smith, K., 23 Jun 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: PLoS ONE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The learnability and emergence of dependency structures in an artificial language
Davis, E. & Smith, K., 27 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Language Evolution. lzad006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two-year-olds’ eye movements reflect confidence in their understanding of words
Dautriche, I., Goupil, L., Smith, K. & Rabagliati, H., 20 Sept 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Probability matching is not the default decision making strategy in human and non-human primates
Saldana, C., Claidiere, N., Fagot, J. & Smith, K., 30 Jul 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 13092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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New Scientist Instant Expert: Understanding your brain
Jennifer Culbertson (Invited speaker) & Kenny Smith (Invited speaker)
29 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Midlothian Science Festival 2022
Kenny Smith (Advisor)
Oct 2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement
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Talk at CogSci 2022
Kenny Smith (Assessor)
2022 → …Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Talk at McGill
Kenny Smith (Assessor)
15 Nov 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Midlothian Science Festival 2021
Kenny Smith (Advisor)
Oct 2021 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement
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Establishing how intergroup bias influences the formation and evolution of stereotypes
1/11/17 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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How learning and using words shapes the structure of the lexicon.
Dautriche Singh, I. & Smith, K.
1/11/16 → 16/12/19
Project: Research
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Datasets
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Data for Feher, Wonnacott & Smith (2016), Structural priming in artificial languages and the regularisation of unpredictable variation
Feher, O. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator) & Wonnacott, E. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 26 May 2017
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2051
Dataset
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Social group effects on communicative conventions
Atkinson, M. (Creator) & Smith, K. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 1 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1979
Dataset
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Word learning under infinite uncertainty - Simulation codes and sample output
Blythe, R. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator) & Smith, A. D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 15 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1345, http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.2487
Dataset
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The emergence of word order conventions: improvisation, interaction and transmission
Smith, K. (Creator), Schouwstra, M. (Creator) & Kirby, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 28 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2915, https://psyarxiv.com/wdfu2/
Dataset
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The emergence of systematic argument distinctions in artificial sign languages (dataset)
Culbertson, J. (Creator), Kirby, S. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator), Motamedi-mousavi, Y. (Creator) & Schouwstra, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2852, https://psyarxiv.com/p6zy4/
Dataset
Press/Media
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Baboons, like humans, can build on work of others, according to study by Drs Simon Kirby and Kenny Smith
5/11/14 → 15/11/14
17 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Research on the origin and purpose of stereotypes highlighted by advertisement protesting name of Washington Redskins American Football team
11/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities