Form-meaning correspondences in multiple dimensions

The structure of Hungarian finite clauses

Bibliographic Data

ID12197583
AuthorsAndrás Imrényi (0000-0001-6203-9304, 1Department of Hungarian Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume28
Issue2
Pages287-319
Publication date2017-03-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognitive Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0936-5907 • E-ISSN: 1613-3641
PublisherDe Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/cog-2016-0082
OpenAlexW2600528030
LanguageEN
References cited10

The paper combines the assumptions of Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar, Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar and Dependency Grammar, arguing for an analysis of clauses as multi-dimensional networks. The semantic pole of each dimension is a network of semantic relations, which stands in correspondence to formal aspects of clause structure such as case morphology, word order and prosody. The proposed approach is applied to the study of core phenomena of Hungarian. The D1 dimension of Hungarian finite clauses is concerned with frame semantic (“thematic”) relations and their coding (primarily by morphology) on the formal side. The D2 and D3 dimensions pertain to speech function and contextualization, respectively, with the semantic relations marked by word order and prosody. It is hoped that the proposed account of Hungarian may inform both cross-linguistic comparisons and theory development in cognitive linguistics

Cognition · Cognitive grammar · Cognitive linguistics · Contextualization · Dimension (graph theory · Emergent grammar · Grammar · Head-driven phrase structure grammar · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Pure mathematics · Relational grammar · Systemic functional grammar · Word grammar · Word order · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation