Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive?
It is commonly assumed that the syntax of a sentence and its semantic interpretation cannot differ radically, if some kind of coherence is to be maintained. We analyse here some examples that tend to show that syntax sometimes imposes its own rules, regardless of the semantic data, and that the inte...
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| description | It is commonly assumed that the syntax of a sentence and its semantic interpretation cannot differ radically, if some kind of coherence is to be maintained. We analyse here some examples that tend to show that syntax sometimes imposes its own rules, regardless of the semantic data, and that the interpretation is then saved because of our general cognitive knowledge about the world. Conversely semantics sometimes “twists” the grammatical rules so as to enrich the linguistic tools the speaker requires for a better encoding of his/her communicative desires. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d72c254feca543779d0aa6da1cd773d02025-01-09T12:52:36ZengLaboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)E-REA1638-17182012-03-019210.4000/erea.2384Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive?Geneviève GIRARD-GILLETIt is commonly assumed that the syntax of a sentence and its semantic interpretation cannot differ radically, if some kind of coherence is to be maintained. We analyse here some examples that tend to show that syntax sometimes imposes its own rules, regardless of the semantic data, and that the interpretation is then saved because of our general cognitive knowledge about the world. Conversely semantics sometimes “twists” the grammatical rules so as to enrich the linguistic tools the speaker requires for a better encoding of his/her communicative desires.https://journals.openedition.org/erea/2384syntaxlinear ordersyntactic functionssemantic interpretationsyntax/semantics linking |
| spellingShingle | Geneviève GIRARD-GILLET Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? E-REA syntax linear order syntactic functions semantic interpretation syntax/semantics linking |
| title | Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? |
| title_full | Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? |
| title_fullStr | Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? |
| title_short | Linear Order and the Construction of Meaning: Is Syntax Deceptive? |
| title_sort | linear order and the construction of meaning is syntax deceptive |
| topic | syntax linear order syntactic functions semantic interpretation syntax/semantics linking |
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