Language as a Complex Adaptive System with Dr. Joan Bybee
Update: 2025-12-18
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Beyond Words Ep. 17 | Language as a Complex Adaptive System with Dr. Joan Bybee
In this episode of Beyond Words, Garrett Oyama speaks with Dr. Joan Bybee, pioneer of usage-based linguistics, about how language emerges through use, repetition, and social interaction rather than abstract rules.
They explore why sounds don’t exist in isolation, how frequency and predictability shape speech and sound change, and what this means for child language development, speech therapy, and learning. Along the way, they connect language to music, motor practice, and improvisation, reframing speech as a dynamic, living skill shaped by experience.
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