SYNERGETIC ANALYSIS OF VARIABILITY, ADAPTATION, AND SELECTION IN LANGUAGE EVOLUTION
Keywords:
Language evolution, synergetics, variability, adaptation, selection, self-organization, linguistic changeAbstract
This paper explores language evolution through a synergetic perspective, focusing on the interplay of variability, adaptation, and selection. Variability generates diverse linguistic forms, adaptation aligns these forms with cognitive, communicative, and social pressures, and selection consolidates the most functional and conventional variants. Historical evidence and computational modeling demonstrate that language change is nonlinear, emergent, and self-organizing, influenced by interactions at both individual and community levels. By integrating these processes within a unified framework, the study provides a holistic understanding of the mechanisms driving linguistic innovation, stabilization, and evolution
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