Understanding fractal analysis? The case of fractal linguistics

Complexus

Volumn 3, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 66-73

  Jelinek, Herbert F ^a   Jones, Cameron L ^b   Warfel, Matthew D ^c   Lucas, Cecile ^d   Depardieu, Cecile ^d   Aurel, Gaelle ^d  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Mennonite Central Committee Bolivia ^*  (Bolivia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Fractal analysis; Linguistics; Non linear science

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 33748207827     PISSN: 14248492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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