Complexity in Language : Developmental and Evolutionary Perspectives (Hardcover)

1. Complexity in language: a multifaceted phenomenon Salikoko S. Mufwene, Francois Pellegrino and Christophe Coupe; 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 Coupe, Egidio Marsico and Francois Pellegrino; 7. Phonological acquisition as emergence Barbara Davis; 8. Language choice in a multilingual society: a view from complexity science Lucia Loureiro-Porto and Maxi San Miguel; 9. Complexity in/of language: bases for a dynamic socio-cognitive view Albert Bastardas-Boada.