A predictability-distinctiveness trade-off in the historical emergence of word forms. - Aotao Xu; Christian Ramiro; Yang Xu 023 (CogSci, 2019)

Prototype theory and emotion semantic change. - Aotao Xu; Jennifer Stellar; Yang Xu 023 (CogSci, 2020)

Inferring symmetry in natural language. - Chelsea Tanchip; Lei Yu; Aotao Xu; Yang Xu 023 (EMNLP (Findings), 2020)

Chaining and the formation of spatial semantic categories in childhood. - Aotao Xu; Yang Xu 023 (CogSci, 2021)

Evolution of emotion semantics. - Aotao Xu; Jennifer E. Stellar; Yang Xu 023 (CoRR, 2021)

Word formation supports efficient communication: The case of compounds. - Aotao Xu; Charles Kemp; Lea Frermann; Yang Xu 023 (CogSci, 2022)

Predicting strategy choice in word formation: A case study of reuse and compounding. - Aotao Xu; Charles Kemp; Lea Frermann; Yang Xu 023 (CogSci, 2023)

Word reuse and combination support efficient communication of emerging concepts. - Aotao Xu; Charles Kemp; Lea Frermann; Yang Xu 023 (CoRR, 2024)