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"Based on the idea that the ""distant pre-verbal past is still present in live speech"", this volume argues that phonetic, syntactic and semantic rule transgressions are governed by a universal iconic apparatus, a sort of ""anti-grammar"" or ""proto-grammar"". This proto-grammar enables the speaker to express preconscious and subconscious mental contents that could not be conveyed by means of the grammar of any language. Secondary messages, generated by the proto-grammar are integrated into the primary grammatical messages. The two messages whose structural and semantic divergence represents a chronological distance of hundreds of thousands of years, constitute a dialectic unity which characterize natural languages. The book aims to show that this evolutive approach offers a different, perhaps clearer, understanding of questions related to dynamic synchrony, vocal and verbal style, poetic language and language change."

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Author:   Ivan Fónagy
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   13
Weight:   1.620kg
ISBN:  

9789027232830

ISBN 10:   9027232830
Pages:   828
Publication Date:   31 December 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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