The Emergence Machine

Language

abstract · Linguistics · Level 7 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Language emerges as a structured system of communication, where symbolic patterns of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary are used to encode and convey meaning, which arises from transformations of state or condition, representing a change in knowledge state.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “language” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “language”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
language
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0LanguageCommunicationBehaviorOrganismCellMeaningFormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAutismL8ConjunctionL8DescribeL8DialectL8Endangered Langu…L8LanguageL7CommunicationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Communication L6 (requires)
    Language is a structured system of communication - it requires the ability to communicate

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