Universal Semantic Syntax: A Semiotactic Approach

This book provides a semantic approach to syntax,which states that syntax deals with the relations between meanings expressed by form-meaning elements and that the same types of relations can be found cross-linguistically. It offers a way to formalize these relations and analyze grammar in a clear-cut way,with examples from English and other languages to illustrate the concepts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

In recent decades, syntactic theory has been largely dominated by approaches that overlook the significance of semantics in their study of syntax. This book presents a groundbreaking semantic approach to syntax, grounding its foundation in the notion that syntax revolves around the interplay between meanings conveyed by form-meaning elements, and that these same types of relations can be observed across languages. By formalizing the syntactic relations between meanings, the theory offers a clear framework for analyzing grammar in a systematic manner. A comprehensive introduction to the theoretical concepts of the theory is provided, accompanied by detailed analyses of numerous examples in English and various other languages, both European and non-European, to illustrate the principles at play. This theory empowers linguists to explore similarities between languages while simultaneously recognizing and respecting the unique linguistic characteristics of each language.

In recent decades, syntactic theory has been largely dominated by approaches that overlook the significance of semantics in their study of syntax. This book presents a groundbreaking semantic approach to syntax, grounding its foundation in the notion that syntax revolves around the interplay between meanings conveyed by form-meaning elements, and that these same types of relations can be observed across languages. By formalizing the syntactic relations between meanings, the theory offers a clear framework for analyzing grammar in a systematic manner. A comprehensive introduction to the theoretical concepts of the theory is provided, accompanied by detailed analyses of numerous examples in English and various other languages, both European and non-European, to illustrate the principles at play. This theory empowers linguists to explore similarities between languages while simultaneously recognizing and respecting the unique linguistic characteristics of each language.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108701587