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Explore a new model of language in Dynamics of Linguistic System by Hans-Jorg Schmid. Published by Oxford University Press, this volume presents a functionalist and usage-based perspective on how language operates. The book explains that linguistic structure is a dynamic, complex-adaptive system rather than a stable or uniform entity. Schmid details a continuous feedback loop involving three core components: usage through communicative activities, conventionalization via social processes, and entrenchment through individual cognitive processes. This work provides a deep look into how these elements interact to refresh and shape linguistic structures over time. It is an essential resource for those studying the relationship between social interaction, cognition, and language evolution.

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This Oxford University Press volume provides a functionalist and usage-based model of language.

Author Hans-Jorg Schmid explains the dynamic and complex-adaptive nature of linguistic structures.

The text covers the three core components of the linguistic feedback system: usage, conventionalization, and entrenchment.

Learn how communicative activities and social processes work together to refresh linguistic structures.

This book details the cognitive processes of entrenchment and how they link to language use.

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09 January 2020
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