Language in Complexity by Francesco La Mantia

Language in Complexity by Francesco La Mantia

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.

Ignazio Licata, born 1958, is an Italian theoretical physicist, professor and scientific director of the Institute for Scientific Methodology, Italy. He worked on quantum field theory, interpretation of quantum mechanics, and recently quantum cosmology. His further topics of research include the
foundation of quantum mechanics, space-time at Planck scale, the group approach in quantum cosmology, systems theory, non-linear dynamics, as well as computation in physical, biological and cognitive systems (logical openness, sub and super Turing systems). Licata has developed a new approach to quantum cosmology (Archaic Universe) based on de Sitter invariant special relativity.

Leonardo Chiatti, born in 1960, graduated in physics at Rome University La Sapienza in 1985, discussing a thesis on spin in stochastic mechanics under the guide of Marcello Cini. His interest focus on the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics and their relation to areas as quantum dissipative phenomena, quantum cosmology and the spectrum of elementary particles. During '90s, he was involved in MQC Project aiming to produce superpositions of quantum states in mesoscopic systems (rf-SQUIDs). Successively, his interest enlarged to medical physics and currently he serves as physicist in chief at AUSL Medical Physics Laboratory in Viterbo, Italy.

Along the past decade he has been, in collaboration with Ignazio Licata, a proponent of de Sitter quantum cosmology.

Elmo Benedetto was born in Salerno January 2, 1972. He graduated and later he received his Phd from Salerno University. At present he is a member of the physics research group at Benevento University. Main research interests areas are Cosmology and relativistic physics.

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ISBN 13	9783319294810
ISBN 10	3319294814
Title	Language in Complexity
Author	Francesco La Mantia
Series	Lecture Notes In Morphogenesis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2016-07-27
Number of pages	199
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