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DOVER PUBLICATIONS Large-Scale Dynamic Systems by DRAGOSLAV D. SILJAK
The unique interdisciplinary approach examines relationship between stability and structure of complex dynamic systems. Its application ranges from competitive-cooperative models in ecology and economics to control of spacecraft and power systems.The author, a Professor of Electrical Engineering at California's Santa Clara University, defines large-scale systems as nonlinear and time-varying interaction of dynamic subsystems. Stability of the overall system is determined from stability properties of the subsystems and the nature of their interconnections. The concept of decentralized control and estimation is introduced for efficient stabilization and optimization of complex systems using local subsystem feedback and vector Liapunov methods. Decentrally stabilized large systems are robust to uncertainty in the interconnection structure and environmental fluctuations. Appropriate for graduate students studying multi-agent systems in engineering, ecology, economics, and sustainability of complex systems; this volume is also a valuable resource for engineers working in control of spacecraft, large power networks, and networked multi-robot systems. All chapters begin with "Chapter Objectives" and conclude with "Conclusion," "Discussions," and "Reflections."Preface. 1. The Territory. This Text and You.Speech, Language, and Communication.Properties of Language.Components of Language.2. Language-Development Models. Behavioral Theory.Psycholinguistic Theory: A Syntactic Model.Psycholinguistic Theory: A Semantic/Cognitive Model.Sociolinguistic Theory.3. Child Development. Developmental Patterns.The Developing Child.4. Neurolinguistics. Central Nervous System.Language Processing.5. Cognitive and Perceptual Bases of Early Language. Which Came First, Cognition or Language?Neurological Development.6. The Social and Communicative Bases of Early Language. Development of Communication: A Chronology.Maternal Communication Behaviors.Interactions between Infant and Caregiver.7. Language-Learning Processes in Young Children. Comprehension, Production, and Cognitive Growth.Child Learning Strategies.Adult Conversational Teaching Techniques.Importance of Play.8. A First Language. Single-Word Utterances.Early Multiword Combinations.Phonological Patterns.9. Preschool Pragmatic and Semantic Development. Pragmatic Development.Semantic Development.Interdependence of Form, Content, and Use: Pronouns.10. Preschool Development of Language Form. Stages of Syntactic and Morphologic Development.Morphologic Development.Sentence-Form Development.Embedding and Conjoining.Phonological Development.11. School-Age and Adult Pragmatic and Semantic Development. Pragmatic Development.Semantic Development.12. School-Age and Adult Language Form and Mode Development. Syntactic and Morphologic Development.Phonological Development.Metalinguistic Abilities.Reading and Writing: A New Mode.13. Language Differences: Bidialectism and Bilingualism. Dialects.Bilingualism.14. Language Research and Analysis. Issues in the Study of Child Language.Cross-Language Studies.Examples of Child Language Data.Appendix A: American English Speech Sounds. Appendix B: Transcripts to Accompany Text Compact Disc.