The Physics of Language
Toward a Phase Transition of Language Change
(Sprache: Englisch)
The research reported in this work treats language as a physical system, subject to the same forces as other systems describable in physical terms. Moreover, the language of mechanical transformations, such as first-order phase transitions, is directly...
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The research reported in this work treats language as a physical system, subject to the same forces as other systems describable in physical terms. Moreover, the language of mechanical transformations, such as first-order phase transitions, is directly applicable to such fundamental structural changes in language.When it is borne in mind that the process of grammaticalization is itself evolved, it becomes evident further that such physical phenomena, as first-order phase transitions, could explain the emergence of grammaticalization itself, and therefore the original advent of syntax.This specific sample involves instances of perceptually bound lexical vocabulary that acquire a function of perceptually divorced uses - such as connectives, but also mental, religious and ethical vocabulary. This definition of functionalization includes, but is not bound, by the notion of grammaticalization and as such departs from its traditional linguistic use. Convenience motivated the choice of this vocabulary because it lends itself more readily to reform than does the more entrenched notion of grammaticalization.
Autoren-Porträt von Nathalie Prevost
Prevost, NathalieNathalie Prevost received her PhD degree in 2003 from Simon Fraser University in Cognitive Science. Cognitive Science is concerned with the study of mind and its cognitive capacity. The fields involved in this work are Philosophy, Computing Science, Linguistic, Psychology, Neuro-Sciences and Physics.
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- Autor: Nathalie Prevost
- 2008, 172 Seiten, Maße: 14,9 x 22,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- ISBN-10: 3639048873
- ISBN-13: 9783639048872
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.10.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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