@misc{cogprints3085, title = {Information processing and dynamical systems approaches are complementary}, author = {Dr David Spurrett}, year = {2002}, keywords = {Ape Language Research, Dynamical Systems Theory, Information Processing}, url = {http://cogprints.org/3085/}, abstract = {Shanker and King trumpet the adoption of a ?new paradigm? in communication studies, exemplified by Ape Language Research. While cautiously sympathetic, I maintain that their argument relies on a false dichotomy between ?information? and ?dynamical systems? theory, and that the resulting confusion prevents them from seeing and taking the main chance their line of thinking suggests.} }