Language, communication, and control in systems theory and cybernetics

Abstract

This article examines ideas related to communication control through an exploratory qualitative bibliographic analysis, focusing on the conceptions of Norbert Wiener and Niklas Luhmann. The investigation considers the hypothesis of language centered on communication, as adopted by both theories, aiming to assess whether the shared principles are sufficient to support the possibility of controlling communication entropy and, consequently, language. Furthermore, the study explores these theories’ perspectives on the importance of language for humans and machines, as well as the potential existence of linguistic sharing between them.