Motifs, profils, thèmes : une approche globale de la polysémie, 2001
Motifs, profiles, themes : a global approach of polysemy
The paper takes as a starting point c... more Motifs, profiles, themes : a global approach of polysemy
The paper takes as a starting point certain principles of phenomenology and of the gestaltist theory of Forms, which is here further extended using the mathematical concept of instability, in order to transpose them into the framework of a general theory of semantic forms. Thus one distinguishes three ‘levels’ or ‘phases’ of meaning, called motifs, profiles, and themes, which co-exist in the semantic organization, and in the interpretation activity. Linguistic motifs, which are principles of a morphemic nature, committed in the formation of the lexical and grammatical units, appear as chaotic and/or unstable germs of meaning. Profiles refer to the processes of differential stabilization of lexemes, which define each other within semantic fields, and at the same time through reciprocal determination in syntagm (partially recorded in grammar as well as in idiomatic phraseology). These stabilization processes constitutionally depend on an inextricably linguistic, semiotic, and situational (indexical) thematization movement, in which they are performed, but without necessarily being totally absorbed. The question of polysemy can then be redistributed among these three ‘phases’ of meaning. This method is applied here to the analysis of a series of nouns of basic French.
Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, le... more Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, le réel. Sorbonne Université Presses, 2019. I. Sur le thème perceptif en sémiotique 1 II. Théorie des formes sémantiques : un précédent 4 III. Transversalité des notions de motif et de motivation 14 IV. Sur les images 18 Conclusion : motifs, expressivité du champ, et figuralité. 21 Références 22
Verbes de mouvement, espace et dynamiques de constitution. ABSTRACT: Beyond the fact that definin... more Verbes de mouvement, espace et dynamiques de constitution. ABSTRACT: Beyond the fact that defining a class of 'verbs of movement' is difficult in practice, it appears that studying them gives rise to a diversity of approaches ...
We suggest a prospective scenario of emergence and evolution of language which radically differs ... more We suggest a prospective scenario of emergence and evolution of language which radically differs from the dominant neo-darwinian stance. The guiding principle is that of a synergy between various symbolic forms and activities. Starting with the analogy between money and language, viewed as « general equivalents », we define a model of Symbolic Economies which features the gradual unfolding of semiotic forms mediating the differentiation of social groups, roles and values. The aim is to account for the shared origin of practical and fictional dimensions of social life, where the ritualisation of behaviour goes hand in hand with the development of semiotic games and genres (especially of narrative kind).
Cognitive linguistics builds upon the idea of constitutive analogy between language, topology (or... more Cognitive linguistics builds upon the idea of constitutive analogy between language, topology (or spatial structure), and, more generally, perception. Although this approach has proven to be very fruitful, its underlying principles may be open to question or at least call for further examination ...
Symbolic Economies and the Origin of Language. J. Lassègue (CNRS), V. Rosenthal (INSERM), J. St... more Symbolic Economies and the Origin of Language. J. Lassègue (CNRS), V. Rosenthal (INSERM), J. Stewart (CNRS), YM Visetti (CNRS). Corresponding author: YM Visetti e-mail: visetti@ens.fr. Laboratoire Lattice, ENS, 1, rue Maurice Arnoux 92120 Montrouge France. ...
in Qu’est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, Marc Siberstein, éd., Editions Matériologiques, coll. ‘Sciences et philosophie’, p. 205-213., 2017
Version préliminaire d'un texte paru dans Qu'est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, 50 scientifiques... more Version préliminaire d'un texte paru dans Qu'est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, 50 scientifiques et philosophes répondent, Marc Siberstein, éd., Editions Matériologiques, coll. 'Sciences et philosophie', pp.205-214. En quoi peut consister une entreprise de connaissance en matière de signe et de sens, et en quoi ressemble-t-elle, ou se distingue-t-elle, de celles qui ont cours dans d'autres disciplines que l'on dit empiriques, en ceci que leur objet leur est pour partie donné sous formes d'observables qu'il s'agit pour elles de comprendre ? Pour commencer de répondre à cette question, il peut être utile de rappeler l'un des schémas épistémologiques les plus communément reçus et faisant référence pour les sciences théoriques expérimentales.........
Motifs, profils, thèmes : une approche globale de la polysémie, 2001
Motifs, profiles, themes : a global approach of polysemy
The paper takes as a starting point c... more Motifs, profiles, themes : a global approach of polysemy
The paper takes as a starting point certain principles of phenomenology and of the gestaltist theory of Forms, which is here further extended using the mathematical concept of instability, in order to transpose them into the framework of a general theory of semantic forms. Thus one distinguishes three ‘levels’ or ‘phases’ of meaning, called motifs, profiles, and themes, which co-exist in the semantic organization, and in the interpretation activity. Linguistic motifs, which are principles of a morphemic nature, committed in the formation of the lexical and grammatical units, appear as chaotic and/or unstable germs of meaning. Profiles refer to the processes of differential stabilization of lexemes, which define each other within semantic fields, and at the same time through reciprocal determination in syntagm (partially recorded in grammar as well as in idiomatic phraseology). These stabilization processes constitutionally depend on an inextricably linguistic, semiotic, and situational (indexical) thematization movement, in which they are performed, but without necessarily being totally absorbed. The question of polysemy can then be redistributed among these three ‘phases’ of meaning. This method is applied here to the analysis of a series of nouns of basic French.
Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, le... more Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, le réel. Sorbonne Université Presses, 2019. I. Sur le thème perceptif en sémiotique 1 II. Théorie des formes sémantiques : un précédent 4 III. Transversalité des notions de motif et de motivation 14 IV. Sur les images 18 Conclusion : motifs, expressivité du champ, et figuralité. 21 Références 22
Verbes de mouvement, espace et dynamiques de constitution. ABSTRACT: Beyond the fact that definin... more Verbes de mouvement, espace et dynamiques de constitution. ABSTRACT: Beyond the fact that defining a class of 'verbs of movement' is difficult in practice, it appears that studying them gives rise to a diversity of approaches ...
We suggest a prospective scenario of emergence and evolution of language which radically differs ... more We suggest a prospective scenario of emergence and evolution of language which radically differs from the dominant neo-darwinian stance. The guiding principle is that of a synergy between various symbolic forms and activities. Starting with the analogy between money and language, viewed as « general equivalents », we define a model of Symbolic Economies which features the gradual unfolding of semiotic forms mediating the differentiation of social groups, roles and values. The aim is to account for the shared origin of practical and fictional dimensions of social life, where the ritualisation of behaviour goes hand in hand with the development of semiotic games and genres (especially of narrative kind).
Cognitive linguistics builds upon the idea of constitutive analogy between language, topology (or... more Cognitive linguistics builds upon the idea of constitutive analogy between language, topology (or spatial structure), and, more generally, perception. Although this approach has proven to be very fruitful, its underlying principles may be open to question or at least call for further examination ...
Symbolic Economies and the Origin of Language. J. Lassègue (CNRS), V. Rosenthal (INSERM), J. St... more Symbolic Economies and the Origin of Language. J. Lassègue (CNRS), V. Rosenthal (INSERM), J. Stewart (CNRS), YM Visetti (CNRS). Corresponding author: YM Visetti e-mail: visetti@ens.fr. Laboratoire Lattice, ENS, 1, rue Maurice Arnoux 92120 Montrouge France. ...
in Qu’est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, Marc Siberstein, éd., Editions Matériologiques, coll. ‘Sciences et philosophie’, p. 205-213., 2017
Version préliminaire d'un texte paru dans Qu'est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, 50 scientifiques... more Version préliminaire d'un texte paru dans Qu'est-ce que la science… pour vous ?, 50 scientifiques et philosophes répondent, Marc Siberstein, éd., Editions Matériologiques, coll. 'Sciences et philosophie', pp.205-214. En quoi peut consister une entreprise de connaissance en matière de signe et de sens, et en quoi ressemble-t-elle, ou se distingue-t-elle, de celles qui ont cours dans d'autres disciplines que l'on dit empiriques, en ceci que leur objet leur est pour partie donné sous formes d'observables qu'il s'agit pour elles de comprendre ? Pour commencer de répondre à cette question, il peut être utile de rappeler l'un des schémas épistémologiques les plus communément reçus et faisant référence pour les sciences théoriques expérimentales.........
Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, l... more Version longue préliminaire (2015) d’un texte paru dans A. Hénault, dir. Le sens, le sensible, le réel. Sorbonne Université Presses, 2019.
I. Sur le thème perceptif en sémiotique 1 II. Théorie des formes sémantiques : un précédent 4 III. Transversalité des notions de motif et de motivation 14 IV. Sur les images 18 Conclusion : motifs, expressivité du champ, et figuralité. 21 Références 22
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The paper takes as a starting point certain principles of phenomenology and of the gestaltist theory of Forms, which is here further extended using the mathematical concept of instability, in order to transpose them into the framework of a general theory of semantic forms. Thus one distinguishes three ‘levels’ or ‘phases’ of meaning, called motifs, profiles, and themes, which co-exist in the semantic organization, and in the interpretation activity. Linguistic motifs, which are principles of a morphemic nature, committed in the formation of the lexical and grammatical units, appear as chaotic and/or unstable germs of meaning. Profiles refer to the processes of differential stabilization of lexemes, which define each other within semantic fields, and at the same time through reciprocal determination in syntagm (partially recorded in grammar as well as in idiomatic phraseology). These stabilization processes constitutionally depend on an inextricably linguistic, semiotic, and situational (indexical) thematization movement, in which they are performed, but without necessarily being totally absorbed. The question of polysemy can then be redistributed among these three ‘phases’ of meaning. This method is applied here to the analysis of a series of nouns of basic French.
The paper takes as a starting point certain principles of phenomenology and of the gestaltist theory of Forms, which is here further extended using the mathematical concept of instability, in order to transpose them into the framework of a general theory of semantic forms. Thus one distinguishes three ‘levels’ or ‘phases’ of meaning, called motifs, profiles, and themes, which co-exist in the semantic organization, and in the interpretation activity. Linguistic motifs, which are principles of a morphemic nature, committed in the formation of the lexical and grammatical units, appear as chaotic and/or unstable germs of meaning. Profiles refer to the processes of differential stabilization of lexemes, which define each other within semantic fields, and at the same time through reciprocal determination in syntagm (partially recorded in grammar as well as in idiomatic phraseology). These stabilization processes constitutionally depend on an inextricably linguistic, semiotic, and situational (indexical) thematization movement, in which they are performed, but without necessarily being totally absorbed. The question of polysemy can then be redistributed among these three ‘phases’ of meaning. This method is applied here to the analysis of a series of nouns of basic French.
I. Sur le thème perceptif en sémiotique 1
II. Théorie des formes sémantiques : un précédent 4
III. Transversalité des notions de motif et de motivation 14
IV. Sur les images 18
Conclusion : motifs, expressivité du champ, et figuralité. 21
Références 22