FOR AN ATTEMPT AT SEMANTIC RE-DIMENSIONING OF THE TAUTOLOGY Cover Image

PENTRU O ÎNCERCARE DE REDIMENSIONARE SEMANTICĂ A TAUTOLOGIEI
FOR AN ATTEMPT AT SEMANTIC RE-DIMENSIONING OF THE TAUTOLOGY

Author(s): Cristian Paşcalău
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: tautology; discourse attractor; fractal delineation strategy; definition pattern; tautologie; atractor de discurs; strategia conturării fractale; model de definiţie.

Summary/Abstract: This article studies, from a critical viewpoint, the semantic phenomenon of tautology, making use of high-frequency individual quote and empirical data. The aim of the analysis is to determine, in a qualitative way, how "efficient" for everyday discourse the tautologic structure is, taking into account the multiple uses of such patterns, as the basis for contextual functioning and as a device for articulating new meanings.

  • Issue Year: V/2009
  • Issue No: 03 (18)
  • Page Range: 142-149
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian