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Astrolinguistics : design of a linguistic system for interstellar communication based on logic
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ISBN: 1461454670 1461454689 128391073X Year: 2013 Publisher: New York : Springer,

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In linguistics, one of the main areas of modern research involves the capabilities and possibilities of there being a "lingua cosmica," a LINCOS, a universal language that could be used to communicate with non-human intelligences. This book touches on the area of the development and use of a "lingua universalis" for interstellar communication, but it also presents concepts that cover a broad area of linguistics. Chomsky's paradigm on universal properties of natural languages, for a long time a leading general theory of natural languages, includes the strong assumption that humans are born with some kind of universals stored in their brains. Are there universals of this kind of language used by intelligent beings and societies elsewhere in the universe? We do not know whether such languages exist. It seems to be impossible to determine, simply because the universe is too large for an exhaustive search. Even verification will be hard to obtain, without quite a bit of luck. This book uses astrolinguistic principles in message construction and is helpful in clarifying and giving perspective to discussions on existential questions such as these.


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The emperor's old clothes : constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire
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ISBN: 9781782388050 1782388052 9781782388067 1782388060 9781789207989 1789207983 Year: 2015 Publisher: New York, N.Y. Berghahn

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For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals and symbols that held the Empire together. What determined the rules (and whether they were followed) depended on complex symbolic-ritual actions. By examining key moments in the political history of the Empire, the author shows that it was a vocabulary of symbols, not the actual written laws, that formed a political language indispensable in maintaining the common order.

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History of Germany and Austria --- anno 1500-1799 --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1800-1899 --- Political customs and rites --- Constitutional history --- Moeurs politiques --- Histoire constitutionnelle --- Holy Roman Empire --- Saint Empire romain germanique --- Civilization. --- Kings and rulers. --- Symbolic representation. --- Civilisation --- Rois et souverains --- Représentation symbolique --- Constitutional history. --- Kungar och härskare. --- Political customs and rites. --- Politiska ritualer och ceremonier. --- Ritual. --- Signs and symbols. --- Symbolik. --- Verfassung. --- Geschichte 1495-1806. --- Deutschland. --- Europe --- Germany. --- Représentation symbolique --- Customs and rites, Political --- Political rituals --- Rituals, Political --- Manners and customs --- Political anthropology --- Rites and ceremonies --- Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation --- Heiliges Römisches Reich --- Svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡ Rimskai︠a︡ Imperii︠a︡ --- Imperium Romano Germanicum --- S.R.I. --- Sacrum Romanum Imperium --- Austria --- Germany --- E-books --- charlemagne. --- charles the great. --- charles v. --- constitutional history. --- coronation regalia. --- cultural sociology. --- early german history. --- early modern europe. --- engaging. --- european history. --- german studies. --- germany. --- government and governing. --- historical. --- holy roman empire. --- maximilian i. --- medieval europe. --- nobility. --- political history. --- political language. --- political process. --- political science. --- political structure. --- regensburg. --- rituals. --- royalty. --- social construction. --- social order. --- symbolic language. --- symbolic-ritual acts. --- symbols.

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