Coseriu in chiave metalinguistica
Coseriu in a Metalinguistic Key

Summary/Abstract: The present study aims to deal with several questions related to the frame of metalanguage, a construct that plays a crucial role in contemporary linguistic research, especially since Roman Jakobson gave to the term an amplified value compared to the original status assigned to it by the logicians. First of all, the author presents Eugenio Coseriu‘s original contribution to the characterization of the concept, distancing himself from Jakobson‘s position; emphasizing – according to its peculiar modus operandi – the reference to the tradition of past studies; proposing an articulated typology of metalinguistic utterances. Then an in-depth study of the metalinguistically relevant notions in Coseriu‘s work is given: in particular the Romanian linguist shows a preference for patterns founded on terminological three-way distribution. The conclusion focuses on the extent to which Coseriu‘s reflection on metalanguage and its devices have become part of his legacy to the scientific community.

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