Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana / quote 34 of 50
From linguistic behavior to language
Given sufficient structural plasticity and the continuation of recurrent interactions then we may observe the coordination of behaviour - not only in relation to interactions in the medium but also in relation to these coordinations of actions. That is they coordinate their behaviour in relation to the coordination of behaviour. We observe consensual behaviour about consensual behaviour. We see linguistic behaviour about linguistic behaviour. This is what Maturana calls "Language".