| The semantic origins of word order M Schouwstra, H de Swart Cognition 131 (3), 431-436, 2014 | 144 | 2014 |
| Evolving artificial sign languages in the lab: From improvised gesture to systematic sign Y Motamedi, M Schouwstra, K Smith, J Culbertson, S Kirby Cognition 192, 103964, 2019 | 112 | 2019 |
| From the world to word order: Deriving biases in noun phrase order from statistical properties of the world J Culbertson, M Schouwstra, S Kirby Language 96 (3), 696-717, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
| Semantic structures, communicative strategies and the emergence of language M Schouwstra LOT, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7), Barcelona, Spain, 12-15 March 2008 ADM Smith, K Smith World Scientific, 2008 | 33 | 2008 |
| The emergence of systematic argument distinctions in artificial sign languages Y Motamedi, K Smith, M Schouwstra, J Culbertson, S Kirby Journal of Language Evolution 6 (2), 77-98, 2021 | 21* | 2021 |
| From improvisation to learning: How naturalness and systematicity shape language evolution Y Motamedi, L Wolters, D Naegeli, S Kirby, M Schouwstra Cognition 228, 105206, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
| Interpreting silent gesture: cognitive biases and rational inference in emerging language systems M Schouwstra, H de Swart, B Thompson Cognitive Science 43 (7), e12732, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| From natural order to convention in silent gesture M Schouwstra, K Smith, S Kirby EVOLANG XI, 2016 | 14 | 2016 |
| Linguistic structure emerges in the cultural evolution of artificial sign languages Y Motamedi, M Schouwstra, K Smith, S Kirby The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference …, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| The emergence of word order conventions: improvisation, interaction and transmission M Schouwstra, K Smith, S Kirby PsyArXiv, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| The cultural evolution of complex linguistic constructions in artificial sign languages Y Motamedi, M Schouwstra, J Culbertson, K Smith, S Kirby Proceedings of the 39th annual meeting of the cognitive science society 39 …, 2017 | 12 | 2017 |
| Semantic structure in improvised communication M Schouwstra, A Van Leeuwen, N Marien, M Smit, H De Swart Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 33 (33), 2011 | 10 | 2011 |
| Regularisation, systematicity and naturalness in a silent gesture learning task Y Motamedi, L Wolters, D Naegeli, M Schouwstra, S Kirby Proceedings of the annual meeting of the cognitive science society 43 (43), 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Do we see word order patterns from silent gesture studies in a new natural language M Flaherty, M Schouwstra, S Goldin-Meadow The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference …, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Temporal structure in emerging language: From natural data to silent gesture M Schouwstra Cognitive science 41, 928-940, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
| The effects of iconicity and conventionalization on word order preferences Y Motamedi, L Wolters, M Schouwstra, S Kirby Cognitive Science 46 (10), e13203, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| The evolution of adjectival monotonicity F Carcassi, M Schouwstra, S Kirby Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung 23 (1), 219-230, 2019 | 8 | 2019 |
| Constituent order in silent gesture reflects the perspective of the producer F Kirton, S Kirby, K Smith, J Culbertson, M Schouwstra Journal of Language Evolution 6 (1), 54-76, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| Do all aspects of learning benefit from iconicity? Evidence from motion capture A Sato, M Schouwstra, M Flaherty, S Kirby Language and Cognition 12 (1), 36-55, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
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