This introduction highlights the potential of complexity theory to transform the study of language sciences. The authors argue that language is a complex adaptive system characterized by distributed control, intrinsic diversity, perpetual dynamics, and emergent phenomena. By bridging linguistic structures with social, cognitive, and environmental factors, the text advocates for a transdisciplinary approach. It critiques traditional linguistic paradigms for their limited scope and promotes the integration of complexity theory to understand language evolution, self-organization, and interaction. The introduction sets the stage for exploring how complexity informs discourse, multimodal interaction, and knowledge co-elaboration, aiming to redefine language studies through a dynamic, systemic lens
Basso, P., Lund, K. (2022). Introduction to language as a complex adaptive system. Berlin : Language Science Press.
Introduction to language as a complex adaptive system
Pierluigi Basso Fossali;
2022
Abstract
This introduction highlights the potential of complexity theory to transform the study of language sciences. The authors argue that language is a complex adaptive system characterized by distributed control, intrinsic diversity, perpetual dynamics, and emergent phenomena. By bridging linguistic structures with social, cognitive, and environmental factors, the text advocates for a transdisciplinary approach. It critiques traditional linguistic paradigms for their limited scope and promotes the integration of complexity theory to understand language evolution, self-organization, and interaction. The introduction sets the stage for exploring how complexity informs discourse, multimodal interaction, and knowledge co-elaboration, aiming to redefine language studies through a dynamic, systemic lensI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
