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Markedness theory : the union of asymmetry and semiosis in language / Edna Andrews.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andrews, Edna, 1958-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Sound and meaning.
- Sound and meaning
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jakobson, Roman, 1896-1982.
- Jakobson, Roman.
- Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
- Peirce, Charles S.
- Markedness (Linguistics).
- Semiotics.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Gender.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. Andrews shows how markedness theory enables a linguist to precisely define the systemically given oppositions and hierarchies represented by linguistic categories. In addition, she redefines the relationship between Jakobsonian markedness theory and Peircean interpretants. Though primarily theoret
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613062932
- 9781283062930
- 1283062933
- 9780822382881
- 0822382881
- OCLC:
- 191222287
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