VERBAL VALENCY: FROM SYNTAX TO ACTANCY
VERBAL VALENCY: FROM SYNTAX TO ACTANCY
Author(s): Ramona Florina BadeaSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Semiotics / Semiology, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Language acquisition, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Philology, Stylistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: verbal valency; actants; syntactic structure; semantic roles; corpus analysis
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the concept of verbal valency as described by three linguists: Lucien Tesnière, Claire Blanche-Benveniste, and Jacques François. Tesnière's original theory places the verb at the center of the sentence, organizing the elements around it. Blanche-Benveniste later refined this idea by distinguishing between valency, rection, and associates, using corpus analysis and grammar tests. Jacques François then built on both approaches, connecting syntactic structure with semantic meaning. The study also compares these theories with La Grande Grammaire du français (2021), showing how the concept of verbal valency has developed over time from a fixed grammatical property into a flexible tool for understanding the relationship between vocabulary, sentence structure, and language use.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2026
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 401-407
- Page Count: 7
- Language: French
