Meaning and Function
- The use of the word functional in the most diverse theories and approaches has contributed in no small measure to the confusion in linguistics today. This article does not claim to give an overview of the different directions of functionalism in linguistics. Rather, the aim is to present what Coseriu‘s view characterised as functional in his time and to what extent his theory outlined a path that still makes sense in functional-cognitive linguistics today. This will involve an examination of Coseriu‘s difficult-to-identify concept of function. Furthermore, the article will also show that functional thinking is relevant for current grammatography.
Author details: | Gerda HasslerORCiDGND |
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ISSN: | 2065-4057 |
ISSN: | 2457-8835 |
Title of parent work (English): | Concordia discors vs. discordia concors : international journal for researches into comparative literature, contrastive linguistics, cross-cultural and translation strategies |
Subtitle (English): | the Place of Coseriu’s Linguistic Theory in Functional Linguistics |
Publisher: | Ştefan cel Mare University Press |
Place of publishing: | Suceava |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2021 |
Publication year: | 2021 |
Release date: | 2023/01/02 |
Tag: | function; functional unit; grammatography; meaning; oppositions |
Issue: | 16 |
Number of pages: | 34 |
First page: | 17 |
Last Page: | 50 |
Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Romanistik |
DDC classification: | 4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache |