Analogies of the biotic modality within the technical sphere center on notions of vitality, differentiation of function, organization, adaptation and development. On the norm side, these organic analogies allow us to envision technical norms for the development of applied linguistic artefacts, which underlie the coming to fruition and maturation of the designs of language curricula, assessments and policies. The principle of technical vitality and adaptation is key. On the factual side, we encounter the concepts of functional technical differentiation of such designs, the organization of their parts to function as contributors to the whole, and how to plot their evolution. [For the complete volume, "A Theory of Applied Linguistics: ?magining and Disclosing the Meaning of Design. Educational Linguistics. Volume 65," see ED672528.]