Dokument: Compositionality in Different Modalities: A View from Usage-Based Linguistics
| Titel: | Compositionality in Different Modalities: A View from Usage-Based Linguistics | |||||||
| URL für Lesezeichen: | https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=74006 | |||||||
| URN (NBN): | urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20260721-144605-3 | |||||||
| Kollektion: | Publikationen | |||||||
| Sprache: | Englisch | |||||||
| Dokumententyp: | Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz | |||||||
| Medientyp: | Text | |||||||
| Autoren: | Hartmann, Stefan [Autor] Pleyer, Michael [Autor] Lepic, Ryan [Autor] | |||||||
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| Stichwörter: | Sign languages , Usage-based linguistics , Animal communication systems , Philosophy of language , Cultural evolution | |||||||
| Beschreibung: | The field of linguistics concerns itself with understanding the human capacity for language. Compositionality is a key notion in this research tradition. Compositionality refers to the notion that the meaning of a complex linguistic unit is a function of the meanings of its constituent parts. However, the question as to whether compositionality is a defining feature of human language is a matter of debate: usage-based and constructionist approaches emphasize the pervasive role of idiomaticity in language, and argue that strict compositionality is the exception rather than the rule. We review the major discussion points on compositionality from a usage-based point of view, taking both spoken and signed languages into account. In addition, we discuss theories that aim at accounting for the emergence of compositional language through processes of cultural transmission as well as the debate of whether animal communication systems exhibit compositionality. We argue for a view that emphasizes the analyzability of complex linguistic units, providing a template for accounting for the multimodal nature of human language. | |||||||
| Rechtliche Vermerke: | Originalveröffentlichung:
Pleyer, M., Lepic, R., & Hartmann, S. (2022). Compositionality in Different Modalities: A View from Usage-Based Linguistics. International Journal of Primatology / the International Primatological Society, 45(3), 670–702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-022-00330-x | |||||||
| Lizenz: |  Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz | |||||||
| Fachbereich / Einrichtung: | Philosophische Fakultät | |||||||
| Dokument erstellt am: | 21.07.2026 | |||||||
| Dateien geändert am: | 21.07.2026 |
