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Markedness theory : the union of asymmetry and semiosis in language /

Edna Andrews clarifies and extends the work of Roman Jakobson to develop a theory of invariants in language by distinguishing between general and contextual meaning in morphology and semantics. Markedness theory, as Jakobson conceived it, is a qualitative theory of oppositional binary relations. And...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andrews, Edna, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 1990.
Colección:Sound and meaning.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Principles of Jakobsonian Markedness Theory
  • Peirce and Jakobson Revisited: A Reconciliation
  • Markedness Theory as Mathematical Principle
  • Myths About Markedness
  • The Category of Grammatical Gender in Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Modern Greek.