On phrasal dynamics. Grammar, chorematics, and Catastrophe Theory

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-4016.esse.2023.209341

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Grammar, Semantics, Syntax, Stemma, Catastrophe theory

Abstract

We propose a dynamic, chorematic, and topological model of phrasal structuring and show that grammatical sense is the result of a process of complementation which makes a compositional conception of the notion of construction, a less relativist one than that of a certain cognitive linguistics, plausible. Our approach shows, hopefully in a better way, how language can simulate thought and therefore allow us to share it. For syntax is already semantics. It is a matter of understanding how.

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Author Biography

  • Per Aage Brandt, Université d'Aarhus e Case Western Reserve University

    (1944 - 2021) Enseignant-chercheur à l'Université d'Aarhus (Danemark) et à la Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio, États-Unis d'Amérique).

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2023-04-27

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Dossiê Centenário de René Thom (1923-2023): Homenagem semiótica e morfodinâmica

How to Cite

Brandt, P. A. (2023). On phrasal dynamics. Grammar, chorematics, and Catastrophe Theory. Estudos Semióticos, 19(1), 226-237. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-4016.esse.2023.209341