LES ADVERBIAUX LOCALISATEURS (ESPACE x TEMPS) : CONVERGENCES ET DIVERGENCES PRAGMATIQUES
LOCALIZING ADVERBIALS (SPACE x TIME) :
CONVERGENCES AND PRAGMATIC DIVERGENCES
Author(s): Adriana CostachescuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Pragmatics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: spatial and temporal prepositions; absolute or relative localisations (deictic; anaphoric); procedural meaning;
Summary/Abstract: The author examines the hypothesis according to which the linguistic codification of time (an abstract notion) is mainly an extension of the naïve geometry codifying the spatial localisation of objects (far more concrete). There are numerous convergences between the two types of localisations, both having an absolute codification, independent of the speaker’s context (such as latitude, longitude, cardinal points, for space, and the calendar, for time), as well as relative localisations, deictic or anaphoric, along with procedural interpretation for common nouns (especially for space) or for proper names (especially for time). The divergences concern above all space, offering information with no temporal equivalents, for instance the spatial axes (vertical, frontal or lateral) as well as intrinsic localisation.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova. Seria Ştiinţe Filologice. Limbi şi literaturi romanice.
- Issue Year: XXIII/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 15-38
- Page Count: 24
- Language: French