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Meaning and Function: The Place of Coseriu’s Linguistic Theory in Functional Linguistics
Meaning and Function: The Place of Coseriu’s Linguistic Theory in Functional Linguistics

Author(s): Gerda Haßler
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Historical Linguistics
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: function; meaning; grammatography; oppositions; functional unit;

Summary/Abstract: The use of the word functional in the most diverse theories and approaches has contributed in no small measure to the confusion in linguistics today. This article does not claim to give an overview of the different directions of functionalism in linguistics. Rather, the aim is to present what Coseriu‘s view characterised as functional in his time and to what extent his theory outlined a path that still makes sense in functional-cognitive linguistics today. This will involve an examination of Coseriu‘s difficult-to-identify concept of function. Furthermore, the article will also show that functional thinking is relevant for current grammatography.

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