Communication and Language in Niklas Luhmann's Systems-Theory

This article investigates the function and reality of language in Niklas Luhmann's systems theory. How can one interpret the systems-theoretical assumption that language is based on communication? Luhmann describes language as a dynamic media/form relationship, which is able to couple the socia...

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Main Author: Kathrin Maurer
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/38086