INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS: CORRELATION ANALYSIS AND THEORETICAL INSIGHTS

Abstract

The existential correlation among information technology (IT), biology and linguistics is seldom considered by many scholars and other individuals. This study concisely analyzes the correlation among information technology (IT), biology and linguistics. It relied on secondary data and observation. The claims of the study are given credence by the theoretical postulations of the theories of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the Theory of Structural Functionalism. The theories reflect the thematic concerns of the study and justify the claims of the present study. The analysis shows that IT correlates with biology and linguistics, while information, science and methodological naturalism correlate with IT, biology and linguistics. The study concludes that the correlation and interdependent functionality existing among the three fields have existential and epistemic bearings, theoretical groundings, and practical realizations. The study charges scholars in the three fields to consistently research into the interdisciplinary features and realities of their disciplines in order to attain a more meaningful interdisciplinary collaboration, and better exploits.