The International Association for the Integrational Study of Language and Communication (IAISLC)    
   

 

    
   

Some Recent Integrationist Publications:

  • 2000 R. Harris, Rethinking Writing, London, Athlone. Integrationist critique of the traditional Western concept of writing as a representation of speech.
  • 2001 H.G. Davis, Words. An Integrational Approach, London, Curzon. Integrationist examination of the 'word' as a linguistic unit.
  • 2002 R. Harris (ed.), The Language Myth in Western Culture, London, Curzon. Papers from the first IAISLC international conference.
  • 2003 H.G. Davis & T.J. Taylor (eds), Rethinking Linguistics, London, RoutledgeCurzon. Essays on various topics relating to basic issues in linguistic theory.
  • 2004 S. Pryor Postcards From Writing, CD-ROM, Ballarat. Application of integrationism to language learning at the human-computer interface.
  • 2004 D. Spurrett(ed.), Distributed Cognition and Integrational Linguistics. Special issue of Language Sciences. Vol.26. 6.
  • 2005 R. Harris, The Semantics of Science, London, Continuum. Examination of the language of science from an integrationist perspective.

  • 2006 R. Harris, Integrationist Notes and Papers 2003-2005, Tree Tongue, Crediton.

  • 2006 N. Love (ed.), Language and History. Integrationist perspectives, London, Routledge.
 

nt in the theory of communication. The integrationist approach emerged from the work of a group of linguists at the University of Oxford during the 1980s and has since been developed internationally.

Integrationism has far-reaching implications for many social, political, legal, philosophical and psychological issues of our time. It offers a radical departure from traditional Western assumptions about language and communication. it abandons the idea of communication as a 'sender-receiver' discards the notion of separate, independent 'channels' of communication

The radical integrationist alternative is to treat communication as an open-ended continuum of integrated activities, shaped by the initiative of individuals.This means From an integrationist perspective, the primary function of the sign is to integrate an individual's past, present and (anticipated) future experience. That is an essential prerequisite for making sense of any situation in which we are involved. Without it, there can be no question of communication.

The integrationist agenda for a modern literate society is a programme of demythologization. It includes the following interrelated