Informational Linguistics: The New Communicational Reality

Product Description


This book offers a systematic and multilayered description of the innovative scientific paradigm of informational linguistics. Today, communication is successful only as far as it is supported by the interpretation, representation and modeling of information. As such, informational knowledge is in high demand, particularly in the field of information technologies. However, any sphere of human activity needs a mastery of its conceptual apparatus and theoretical foundations. Consequently, this book is oriented toward improving the skills of structuring knowledge and distinguishing priorities.


About the Author


Alexander Barkovich is Head of the Department of Informatics and Applied Linguistics at Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarus, and Professor at the Chair of Applied Linguistics at the Belarusian State University. His research is focused on linguistic aspects of communication, information and social networks. He is the author of two textbooks, two monographs and more than 100 scientific publications. He received his PhD in Philology from the Belarusian State University and his MA in Law from the Academy of Public Administration, Belarus. He defended his habilitational thesis in Theory of Language in 2016.