Language in Complexity The Emerging Meaning - Lecture Notes in Morphogenesis

Francesco La Mantia (editor), Ignazio Licata (editor), Pietro Perconti (editor)

1st ed. 2016

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Publisher's Synopsis

This contributed volume explores the achievements gained and the remaining puzzling questions by applying dynamical systems theory to the linguistic inquiry. In particular, the book is divided into three parts, each one addressing one of the following topics:

1) Facing complexity in the right way: mathematics and complexity
2) Complexity and theory of language
3) From empirical observation to formal models: investigation of specific linguistic phenomena, like enunciation, deixis, or the meaning of the metaphorical phrases

The application of complexity theory to describe cognitive phenomena is a recent and very promising trend in cognitive science. At the time when dynamical approaches triggered a paradigm shift in cognitive science some decade ago, the major topic of research were the challenges imposed by classical computational approaches dealing with the explanation of cognitive phenomena like consciousness, decision making and language. Thetarget audience primarily comprises researchers and experts in the field but the book may also be beneficial for graduate and post-graduate students who want to enter the field.

Book information

ISBN:	9783319294810
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Imprint:	Springer
Pub date:	27 Jul 2016
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
DEWEY:	401.43
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	199
Weight:	502g
Height:	166mm
Width:	310mm
Spine width:	21mm