Glossematics

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In linguistics, glossematics is a structuralist theory proposed by Louis Hjelmslev and Hans Jørgen Uldall. It defines the glosseme as the most basic unit of language.

Hjelmslev and Uldall eventually went separate ways with their respective approaches. Hjelmslev's theory, most notably, is an early mathematical methodology for the analysis of language which was subsequently incorporated into the analytical foundation of current models of functional–structural grammar such as Danish Functional Grammar, Functional Discourse Grammar and Systemic Functional Linguistics.[1] Hjelmslev's theory likewise remains fundamental for modern semiotics.[2]

  1. ^ Butler, Christopher S. (2003). Structure and Function: A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories, part 1 (PDF). John Benjamins. pp. 121–124. ISBN 9781588113580. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ Nöth, Winfried (1990). Handbook of Semiotics (PDF). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253209597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2020.