There is no news on the language-as-a-self-organizing-system front. I have not finished my book, and have not even worked on it. Nobody I know is doing work on language-as-a-self-organizing-system.
Ah, but here's the rub. Language is a self-organizing system. I know it. I will write a book about it. That book will explain everything.
Feel free to comment if you agree, or know someone who can help me with this. During the lockdown, I've been writing 1) lots of family history; 2) short stories; 3) haiku; 4) a novel about the Actualists. I still hope to do my memoirs and this.
This, Language as a Self-Organizing System, is most important, because it represents a lifetime of observing and noticing the structure of language as people grapple with it and try to learn it. I wasn't wasting my time; I have a lot to contribute; I want to do it before I'm senile and it's too late.
If you are interested in anything I have just said, most of my work on the subject is linked off of this blog. It's no secret. It just has to be compiled into a reasonable theory book. And it will get done, sooner rather than later, because this lockdown deal isn't going anywhere. I'm finally retired, and could do it if I put my mind to it.
