The darwinian struggle of words..

Using googles book digitization project, studies are providing insight into the the rise,   fall and evolution of words over the last 200 years.
Study reveals words' Darwinian struggle for survival | Books | guardian.co.uk
I've often thought that it's often times of trouble and turmoil that produce new and great art, but interesting to see they might produce new language as well:
"Language is "drastically" affected by the occurrence of major events such as wars, the scientists discovered, ........"This can be understood as manifesting from the unification of public consciousness that creates fertile breeding ground for new topics and ideas," the academics write. "During war, people may be more likely to have their attention drawn to global issues." "