Semiotic Principles in Semantic Theory (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory) - Hardcover

Norrick, Neal R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027235139 ISBN 13: 9789027235138

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1981

Synopsis

This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principles. These principles enable semantic theory to describe connections from the lexical reading of a word to its figurative contextual reading, from one variant reading of a polysemous lexical item to another, from the idiomatic to its literal reading or to the literal reading(s) of one or more of its component lexical items. Semiotic theory provides a foundation by supplying principles defining motivated expression-content relations for signs generally. The author argues that regular semantic relational principles must dervive from such semiotic principles, to ensures the psychological reality and generality of the semantic principles.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 9027235139
• ISBN 13: 9789027235138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266