ACADEMIC JOURNAL
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ISSN 2542-1077 (Print) ISSN 1994-5973 (Online) |
Linguistics |
Lönngren L. | The Arctic University of Norway |
Keywords: valency semantic network linguistic sign incorporation |
Summary: This paper employs semantic network – nodes united by dependency arrows – to represent valency relations. These relations obtain
not only between words, as is generally held, but between all kinds of linguistic signs, including flexional morphemes, suprasegmental
signs expressed by intonation and word order and also totally implicit signs. Not all signs occupy nodes in the network; certain
signs are empty or superfluous, for instance the preposition on in the phrase depend (on) something. An important tool to establish
the status of each sign is graphic isomorphy holding between representations of equivalent structures. On the expression plane, signs
may be incorporated into other signs. This is indicated by means of angular brackets, for example er, rich. Every sign
is regarded as an atomic unit. Semantically, teacher is not composed by the morphemes read and -er; the two signs read and reader
occupy separate nodes. Special attention is paid to the valency frame of verbs. Some derived structures are regarded as a result of widening the valency frame by transforming adjuncts into complements. Other fields elaborated at some length are the process of substantivation and isomorphy of expressions belonging to different languages. |
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