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%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Rethinking Linguistic Structures as Dynamic Tensegrities
%A van Trijp, Remi
%Y Bonial, Claire
%Y Torgbi, Melissa
%Y Weissweiler, Leonie
%Y Blodgett, Austin
%Y Beuls, Katrien
%Y Van Eecke, Paul
%Y Tayyar Madabushi, Harish
%S Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Construction Grammars and NLP
%D 2025
%8 September
%I Association for Computational Linguistics
%C Düsseldorf, Germany
%@ 979-8-89176-318-0
%F van-trijp-2025-rethinking
%X Constructional approaches to language have evolved from rigid tree-based representations to framing constructions as flexible, multidimensional pairings of form and function. However, it remains unclear how to formalize this conceptual shift in ways that are both computationally scalable and scientifically insightful. This paper proposes dynamic tensegrity – a term derived from “tensile integrity” – as a novel architecture metaphor for modelling linguistic form. It argues that linguistic structure emerges from dynamically evolving networks of constraint-based tensions rather than fixed hierarchies. The paper explores the theoretical consequences of this view, supplemented with a proof-of-concept implementation in Fluid Construction Grammar, demonstrating how a tensegrity-inspired approach can support robustness and adaptivity in language processing.
%U https://aclanthology.org/2025.cxgsnlp-1.12/
%P 120-129

Markdown (Informal)

[Rethinking Linguistic Structures as Dynamic Tensegrities](https://aclanthology.org/2025.cxgsnlp-1.12/) (van Trijp, CxGsNLP 2025)

• Rethinking Linguistic Structures as Dynamic Tensegrities (van Trijp, CxGsNLP 2025)

ACL

• Remi van Trijp. 2025. Rethinking Linguistic Structures as Dynamic Tensegrities. In Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Construction Grammars and NLP, pages 120–129, Düsseldorf, Germany. Association for Computational Linguistics.