Linguistic dualities: Deconstructible or defensible?

  • Bertus van Rooy Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands | UPSET Research Focus Area, North-West University, South Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5842/67-1-1012

Abstract

At least since Saussure, the idea that language can be understood through a number of dualitieshas been a defining trope of linguistic theorising. In this squib I propose that a better appreciation of the kinds of binary pairs, together with a richer notion of the functions of language and the possibility of simultaneity rather than complementarity in at least some of the concept pairs, may yet serve to rescue some pairs of concepts and provide fruitful, if forever provisional, understanding of linguistics as a discipline and language as an object of investigation.

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Published
2023-12-12
How to Cite
van Rooy, B. (2023). Linguistic dualities: Deconstructible or defensible?. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 67(1), 107-114. https://doi.org/10.5842/67-1-1012
Issue
Vol. 67 (2023): Ex Africa semper aliquid novi: Linguistic shorts in honour of Andries Coetzee – part I
Section
Bigger Picture Linguistics

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