Rate of language evolution is affected by population size

Languages with a smaller number of speakers had higher rates of loss of lexemes from basic vocabulary than did their larger sister languages (2100).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	Some Support	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Population Size	Independent	Population
Lexeme Loss	Dependent	Vocabulary

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Greenhill, Simon J.	2018	The number of language speakers will predict the rate of word change in a language.	Partially Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bromham, Lindell	2012	Total rate of change (word gain plus word loss) is related to population size.	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bromham, Lindell	2012	Languages with larger speaker populations had higher rates of gain of new words than did their smaller sister languages (2100).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ben-Oren, Yotam	2023	Greater population sizes will predict a greater number of specializations.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hay, Jennifer	2007	Language family and population size both predict phoneme inventory size.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author