Andre Martinet's Functionalism

Andre Martinet's (1970, 1985) conception of functional linguistics is outlined & placed in the historical context of European structuralism, represented by Ferdinand de Saussure & Nikolai Sergeevich Trubetzkoy, & contemporary developments, reflected in studies by Dik & Bresnan;...

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Published in:La Linguistique (Paris. 1965) 2001-01, Vol.37 (1), p.5-20
Main Author: Feuillard, Colette
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Summary:Andre Martinet's (1970, 1985) conception of functional linguistics is outlined & placed in the historical context of European structuralism, represented by Ferdinand de Saussure & Nikolai Sergeevich Trubetzkoy, & contemporary developments, reflected in studies by Dik & Bresnan; the impact of Martinet's proposals is also assessed, making comparisons with Noam Chomsky's general model of language description. The principal thesis of Martinet's functionalism that language is an instrument of communication with a double articulation through phonemes & monemes is discussed, & other basic notions are examined, including (1) communicative pertinence, (2) the choice & oppositions in language use, (3) the function of linguistic units in the communicative act, (4) the relationship between phonemes & monemes, (5) tone, accent, & intonation as secondary elements of communicative function, (6) nonpertinent formal constraints & the free & determined positions of linguistic units, (7) syntactic functions, (8) semantic roles, & (9) linguistic classes. The research domains of phonology, monematics, synthematics, syntax, morphology, & axiology as subdisciplines of linguistics are characterized. Z. Dubiel
ISSN:0075-966X