Are languages replicators?
No, in general languages are not considered replicators. Languages do not always (but may sometimes) spawn progeny in the form of dialects that compete with each other and with the parent language. The fact that language “reproduction” is sporadic at best, and not very fecund or high-fidelity, shows that languages are generally not replicators in the common sense of the word. They are, however, groups of replicators – that is, meme sets. They are also part of the larger memeplexes of cultures. Please see Language and Culture, Words and Languages, Languages and Memes.
