A SEMIOTIC MODEL OF INTERACTING SYSTEMS
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1991-06-01
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Abstract
A fundamental notion in taking a systems view of the world
is that systems interact. This paper considers the question of how
systems interact and what the general features of system-system
interaction are. A semiotic model of system-system interaction
is developed which focuses on the essential aspects of interaction
and leads to the formation of a typology of systems. The functional
architecture presented by the model highlights the type of knowledge
and functions required in order to achieve certain levels of
communication. This reveals three broad categories of
system--the syntactic system, the information processing system and the
intentional system--with various levels of sophistication in each, depending
on the system's ability to manipulate, transfer and store signs.
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Computer Science