The “language-communication-society” triangle defies traditional scientific approaches. Rather, it is a phenomenon that calls for an integration of complex,

The question of complexity, as in what makes one language more 'complex' than another, is a long-established topic of debate amongst linguists. Recently, this i

This book provides practical guidance on research methods and designs that can be applied to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research. It discusses the co

Demonstrates how complexity theory and statistical mechanics help define the language groups and model the language dynamics.

This volume critically exposes problems in present language contact analysis and uses empirical findings to provide answers to the following questions. What can