Écho des études romanes 2007, 3(1):123-128 | DOI: 10.32725/eer.2007.010
Oscillation sémantique (Mathesius) vs. variation synchronique dynamique (linguistique fonctionnelle) du lexique argotiqueFrench
- Université René Descartes-Paris 5
- EA 3790 DynaLang
Semantic oscillation (Mathesius) vs. dynamic synchronic variation (functional linguistics) of the slang lexicon
The contribution of the Prague school to modern linguistics has been unquestionable since 1911 as far as the theory of a norm and language codification is concerned. For such linguists as Bohuslav Havránek and Vilém Mathesius, codification reflects the norm and serves unification and stabilisation. It is also about taking into account the evolution of language, but bearing in mind the principle of flexible stabilisation. The Prague terms concerning the norm and codification correspond to statistic norm and prescriptive norm respectively, as used in functional linguistics. From the point of view of synchronic dynamics, linguistic analyses of traditional French slang (old slang) and the contemporary one (contemporary slang of cities) prove the existence of important intra- and interpersonal variations. Substantial lexical variations of French slang correspond to what Mathesius called semantic oscillation ('On the potentiality of linguistic phenomena', 1911).
Keywords: semantic oscillation; Vilém Mathesius; dynamic synchronic variation; functional linguistics; French slang lexicon
Published: June 11, 2007 Show citation
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