Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1 The language dynamic: Recursive processes from morpheme to ideology 1
4. 2 Embodiment 17
5. 3 A systemic and stratal account of language and society , as told by three t-shirts, a urinal and a karaoke machine 54
6. 4 Stratification, redundancy, the mechanism of change 92
7. 5 Prospection: The emergence of target states and common ground in speech 144
8. 6 Emergent creativity 184
9. 7 Outline of a socio-biosemiotic theory of language dynamics 226
10. Appendix A 233
11. Appendix B 235
12. References 236
13. Index 257