28.2676, Books: Complexity in Language: Mufwene, Coupé, Pellegrino (eds.)
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From: Jack Groutage [jgroutage at cambridge.org]
Subject: Complexity in Language: Mufwene, Coupé, Pellegrino (eds.)
Title: Complexity in Language
Subtitle: Developmental and Evolutionary Perspectives
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
http://cambridge.org
Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/evolution-language/complexity-language-developmental-and-evolutionary-perspectives
Editor: Salikoko S. Mufwene
Editor: Christophe Coupé
Editor: François Pellegrino
Hardback: ISBN: 9781107054370 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9781107054370 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 69.99
Hardback: ISBN: 9781107054370 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 85.39
Abstract:
The question of complexity, as in what makes one language more 'complex' than
another, is a long-established topic of debate amongst linguists. Recently,
this issue has been complemented with the view that languages are complex
adaptive systems, in which emergence and self-organization play major roles.
However, few students of the phenomenon have gone beyond the basic assessment
of the number of units and rules in a language (what has been characterized as
'bit complexity') or shown some familiarity with the science of complexity.
This book reveals how much can be learned by overcoming these limitations,
especially by adopting developmental and evolutionary perspectives. The
contributors include specialists of language acquisition, evolution and
ecology, grammaticization, phonology, and modeling, all of whom approach
languages as dynamical, emergent, and adaptive complex systems.
1. Complexity in language: a multifaceted phenomenon Salikoko S. Mufwene,
François Pellegrino and Christophe Coupé
2. How robotic agents agree to communicate Luc Steels and Katrien Beuls
3. Self-organization in language Bart de Boer
4. A complex adaptive systems approach to language and brain Tom Schoenemann
5. Evolutionary complexity of social cognition, semasiographic systems, and
language William Croft
6. Quantitative analyses of phonological datasets Christophe Coupé, Egidio
Marsico and François Pellegrino
7. Phonological acquisition as emergence Barbara Davis
8. Language choice in a multilingual society: a view from complexity science
Lucía Loureiro-Porto and Maxi San Miguel
9. Complexity in/of language: bases for a dynamic socio-cognitive view Albert
Bastardas-Boada.
Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition
Linguistic Theories
Phonology
Syntax
Written In: English (eng)
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