Meaning and Function: The Place of Coseriu’s Linguistic Theory in Functional Linguistics

• Authors: Haßler Gerda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

function; meaning; grammatography; oppositions; functional unit

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 16 (Semanticity, Alterity, Creativity: Building on Eugenio Coseriu’s Legacy (II))
• Pages: 17-50
• Document type: article

Contributors

author

Haßler Gerda

• University of Potsdam, Germany